Hi all,
I am looking for advice on potty training.
A week ago, we started to attempt potty training with my daughter. I was a bit aprehensive as she is only 2 weeks off her 2nd birthday and some commented that it was too early.
However, she took to it amazingly, she went for ‘wee-wee’s’ on the potty 5-6 times a day. she recognised when she needed to go, and would sit on the potty her self or with some gentle prompting. She would then get very excited about tipping her wee down the toilet, give herself a clap and call her self a “good girl”. We would give her lots of praise and a big cuddle every time. Even if she had an accident and missed the potty or forgotten about it, we wouldn’t make a big fuss and just say “never mind accidents happen”
Then it just stopped. The last few days she has refused point blank to sit on the potty. She would demonstrate that she was needing a wee, crossing legs and fidgety but when asking if she needs a wee, she will say no and end up having an accident.
She also has been wetting the bed at night time every night since starting potty training.
Is this normal to take a few steps backwards like this? Should we preserve with this or should I just give up and try again in a few months time.
Note- she is due to move to the toddler room at nursery in the next few weeks so a big change is incoming.