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Need help with potty training

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TheGoogleMum · 17/09/2022 11:19

DD is 3 but only a few months off 4. We've tried potty training a couple of times but she seems to have no idea of needing to go and just wets herself. I thought by her age she really ought to be getting it but she isn't. She has ended up developing on the late side for most new skills but always just as we're startinng to worry that she isnt doing it (sitting up, walking, talking). She has seen a paediatrician who doesn't think she has any specific problem though, she just does things a little late. She starts school in a year so I'm starting to worry about this. Could she really still be too young to get it at nearly 4? This weekend seemed like a good opportunity to crack it without using annual leave as I had 4 days to concentrate on it and no plans, but in our first 24 hours we've had 0 wees in a potty and all in pants/on the floor. We ask her regularly if she needs to go and she says "no thanks! " I've said she'll get a present for successfully weeing in potty which she likes the idea of but she still just isn't getting it. I really dont want her to only get it ust before she starts school as she'll surely have lots of accidents, also I'm expecting another baby in 6months and I know it can make older ones regress... Help?

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Youcancallmeirrelevant · 17/09/2022 11:22

Most kids need active training from parents, they don't just get it. Is there a mthod you are following? I would recommend 'oh crap', it has things like dont ask if they need a wee you take them every 20mins or so, give them lots of water to drink as then lots of chances to practice. They recommend bare bottom to start, and then move up to trousers (no knickers/pants as they feel like a nappy) as you need to break the connection with wearing nappies.

You need to spend 3-4 days at home fully focused on it, you need to watch them like a hawk

TheGoogleMum · 17/09/2022 11:39

Thanks, I'm not following a specific guide. It sounds like I need to be getting her on the potty just in case more often then. I've just looked up oh crap but she likes her pants and wants to keep them on 🙈

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