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Daughter 3.3 months not potty trained

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Babyfairy0923 · 21/06/2021 19:20

Looking for some advice.
I have had several attempts at potty training my daughter previously and then today I have tried again- she shows all the signs of being ready- telling me when she’s done a wee & going off to do a poo alone etc.
Today she refused to sit on the potty or toilet all day, I managed to get her on a couple of times but she didn’t willingly want to, she held her urine all day until bath time ☹️ I told her well done and made a fuss when she did it in the bath as she had been asking for a pull up all day.
Any advice?
Do I continue tomorrow or wait longer??
I hate seeing her so upset about it ☹️

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SMaCM · 23/06/2021 09:49

Star chart, stories on the toilet, chocolate buttons? Whatever works. I wouldn't bother with a potty at that age. If she's worried about falling in, show her how small the hole at the bottom of the toilet is and she won't fit. Just don't make a big deal of it. The toilet is a fun place to go.

Babdoc · 23/06/2021 10:30

My two DDs both hated the potty. I put a child’s seat on the loo, and made a huge deal out of it being for “big girls” and that only babies used nappies.
They loved being allowed to flush the cistern and shout “Bye bye poo!”
I think you need to sell it like this, OP, to get away from the convenience of nappies. Otherwise toddlers just see it as a nuisance that interrupts their playing.

user1473450164 · 28/06/2021 21:07

I have had a slightly different approach to potty training which is essentially wait until they are really ready, as in emotionally ready. I personally would just leave it for now and put her back in nappies. Take the heat off the topic and ask her to tell you when she wants to use the loo.

My daughter wasn't potty trained until 3, like yours very stubborn, would not entertain the idea before that even though she was physically totally ready. I asked every morning if she wanted knickers or a nappy. When she said knickers that was it. She used the loo. She just had to know it was her decision not mine Confused

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