Any suggestions for potty training my daughter? I've never done it before.

Vonda - posted on 08/11/2009

I would recommend getting a potty that fits on the seat lid... if you buy one that sings, and does other things, I found that it actually distracted my daughter... and with a little potty on the floor, she would just run off.. now that i got the simple one you place on top of your toilet she cant get down on her own...

make a big deal about big girl panties, perhaps throw a teaparty to celebrate the occasion of her becoming a big girl and going in a potty.....

hope this helps..

VERONICA - posted on 08/11/2009

I TRAINED MY DAUGHTERS BY BUYING THE TOLIET TRAINING SEAT THAT CLAMP ON TO THE MAIN TOLIET IN THE HOUSE..THAT I MADE THEM FEEL LIKE LIL LADIES INSTEAD OF BABIES...TRY IT AND SEE IF THIS WORKS FOR U AND LET ME KNOW...I WOULD SAY OVERALL ALL PROCESS TOOK BOUT A WEEK FOR THEM TO GET USE TO IT...ALSO THERE WAS NO MESS TO CLEAN UP EITHER....LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tina - posted on 08/11/2009

HI there, I just finished training my 3 yr old daughter. The best advice I received from one of my girlfriends was "put her in underwear (buy extra) and don't go back". Mine would go hide when she had to poop, so I knew she was ready. You have to stay firm. She/he will get the hang of it but there WILL be accidents so you must brace and prepare for that. I rewarded poopy in potty with chocolate as it was an incentive for my daughter. No rewards for pee though. I made it interesting and made up my own words to twinkle twinkle (tinkle tinkle in the potty.......etc. Fun is the game so they forget they are going. Also, fun underwear helps and letting the child pick out their own! Good luck and hope this helps someone out there!

H.J - posted on 08/11/2009

I work in Long Day Care and I usually follow the following with all of the children I care for:
Start with putting her on the toilet every time you change her nappy. Once she can spend a while with a dry nappy the take the nappy off during the day taking her to the toilet every 10-20mins lengthening the amount of time between sittings. Leave the door open when you go to the toilet s that she can see you doing it. Also see if the older siblings will leave the door open when they go because when she sees others doing it she will be more likely to want to try. When she is dry during the day that is when you attempt the night time. Rewards for successes work really well. Don't punish for accidents. A really good website for this is: http://www.parenting.sa.gov.au/pegs/Peg1... It is a download of the best piece of info I have used in toilet training. Good luck with it

Claudine - posted on 08/11/2009

I am potty training my 3 yr old I have been for a couple of months and the best advice I can give you is see if she is giving you any signs of being interested in going to the potty and make sure she is ready to go. If she isn't ready and is really fighting you on going I would give a little more time maybe somewhere down the road she will want to go because you don't want your child to fight you on going because it's only going to make things worse and harder on yourself and your child. She will continue to fight you and you will be getting nowhere. Believe me when I tell you that it isn't easy. You have to be consistent, patient, and most of all do not get angry at her for not going. I have seen my sister-in-law and her husband get mad at their son if he doesn't go to the potty when they take him so in turn he fights them and refuses to even try. If you make it fun for her to go she will want to go. With my daughter I let her read a book while she is going to the potty and then whether she goes or not I still praise her for going. She loves to hear that her mommy is proud of her going so then it encourages her to want to continue going. I tried rewarding her with treats and it worked for a while then eventually she refused to go unless she had the treat first so I would recommend no treats and something she enjoys such as a book. You could also try getting her to try to teach one of her favorite dolls how to go the potty and that way she may want to go herself. These are some ideas I hope that they help and GOOD LUCK! ! ! !

Chris - posted on 08/10/2009

Every child is different. Our daughter even though had all the signs that she was ready, didn't want anything to do with the potty, because it was the one thing in her life she could control. That was a month ago, we've now started trying to potty train again, it is her decision this time. She is doing really well with now. She goes several times a day, where before I couldn't even get her to sit on the potty, let alone go on it.

Make sure she is ready before starting to potty train or you will waste your time.

This is what's been working with us so far. Go buy a potty seat and some noise makers, and M&M's and leave them in the bathroom. Then break down the potty training into smaller goals. Right now we are focusing on just sitting on the potty, if she asks to go potty, or she goes potty, then it's a double bonus. I give her 1 M&M for sitting on the potty, if she tells me she has to go potty, she gets 2 M&M's, and if she goes potty, she gets 3 M&M's. While she sits on the potty we both blow the noise makers and make it a party in the bathroom every time. Then I make sure I give her lots of praise and hugs/ kisses, etc. even if she doesn't do anything. I constantly remind her all day long how proud I am of her and I especially tell her before she goes to sleep each night. I never force her to sit on the potty, but I ask her all day long, especially after eating and sleeping. So far we've been re-training for 10 days now and she's gone potty every time but 1.

The next goal we will be working is staying dry from: Breakfast to morning snack, from morning snack to lunch, from lunch until nap time, etc. Once I started giving her smaller goals she had more interest in it, and she's been trying everyday.

I hope this helps. Just don't stress over it. She will do it when she's ready. There were plenty of times that I would get so frustrated and not want to continue. During those times stop for a while, come up with some new ideas and try again.

Cindy - posted on 08/10/2009

www.3daypottytraining.com Let your daughter pick out the potty, it will make it easier. Let your daughter pick out her undies.

As Long as your baby girl is atleast 22 months you should not have any problems.



It's like potty training a puppy. Keep her 5 feet around you at all times and if you see her making an oppss rush her to the potty. It's really simple, you just need to make the time.



Have FUN.

Sarah - posted on 08/10/2009

i found that my two year old boy always did a wee when i put him in the bath. so i put the potty in the bathroom and just before i put him in the bath i sit him on it and encourage him to do wees. i keep telling him one more one more. .i make it fun for him each time. AND i DONT reward him with any treats. i just praise him for his efforts. GOOD LUKE I HOPE THIS GIVES YOU SOME IDEAS.