Our first attempt at potty training our nearly 3 year old was in April when she was 30 months. We used the ‘oh crap’ book but it didn’t go well and she got very upset about pooing and weeing in potty. We had a break, then tried again in a more gentle manner, she just withheld poo and wee until it leaked out and she’d cry and scream ‘I don’t like it’.
Got a specialist in to help in July and since then she has been nappy free but only wees or poos in a nappy in the bathroom. She has developed certain things she has to do as well, like with a poo she has to have nappy and trousers and for a wee has to be standing on a mat, I think it’s all about it leaking out accidentally.
She is withholding at nursery and only going in her sleep nappy at naptime generally and will have lots of little accidents throughout the day.
She is a really smart girl and I’m at a loss as to what to do now, she will sit on the toilet happily if she doesn’t need to go, the second she does she jumps off - even if in a nappy.
Considering a psychologist or just putting her back into nappies full time until she may miraculously decide to go on a toilet.