help with big girl issues

Brooke - posted on 08/26/2010

Aww thanks. She is a character, best personality and always finding the fun in everything. Ill give it a go. Bit a reverse psychology never hurt. Lol.

Carmina - posted on 08/25/2010

tell your daughter if shes clever enough to say shes not a big girl then she is a big girl :) might work lol! she sounds like a character, very cute x

Brooke - posted on 08/25/2010

Thats so sweet...Lol. Im making a fair bit of progress at the moment cuz she has a blocked nose and cant breathe with it in properly so she isnt having it much anymore. Lol, never thought her getting sick would make her not have it. If anything thought it would make her want it more.

Caitlen - posted on 08/25/2010

the way we got my sister to give up her dummy is we told her the poor kids needed it more than her, and that they don't have one or anyone to give them one and she could be really nice and give them one as a present, she gave it up after about two days of saying this and never asked about it again!!! lol,

Brooke - posted on 07/25/2010

Hi Kayla, Yes I have had the experience of taking bottles away. It can be rather time consuming. I don't have any other kids, however her father has a daughter about 12months younger then Alynta and as far as I know she isnt toilet trained so you could be right about that one.
And Sarah, I hope its not that cuz she will always be my baby girl but I had not thought of that being an issue.
Thanks again to everyones advice. Nice to know that complete strangers are willing to give advice. I dont have alot of support and only having Alynta I'm so new at all these things. So thanks again. :)

Sarah - posted on 07/15/2010

I think maybe shes afraid she will not be your baby girl anymore.

Kayla - posted on 07/12/2010

im in the middle of taking my sons bottle away during the day cuz i dont want to take it from him at night cuz he still needs to eat once at night i know 14 month olds are supposed to sleep throught the night well not mine he refuses but everytime he asks for a bottle i tell him no u can have a cup he will smack his tummy and say i da baby my mom told me the reason that hes doing it is because he is going through a stage where he wants to be treated like a baby he doesnt want to be a big boy but i am also pregnant with my daughter and she says that it has alot to do with jealousy do u have any other children that are younger then her she may just be looking for ur attention and she is doing it by not using the potty try rewarding her with something she really likes tell her if she goes potty on the potty chair that she can do something that she really likes to do or my cousin had a poster that she made for my little cousin that she would put gold stars on every time she went potty and after she got so many gold stars she got to have a girls night with mommy which she absolutley loved i dont know thats my advice good luck

Kerri - posted on 07/11/2010

well i have lots of nieces and they are all around that age and a brother a bit older, but with the dummy you have to get rid of all of them. After a bit out of sight,out of mind. Get her maybe a cool cuppy or something . let her know she has it because she is doing something special. And, I agree with an earlier post kinda don't give her the options she has as a big girl and tell her babies can't do those things. Maybe put dipers, or the training pants on her and tell her babies have to wear them. Oh, also when you wake up at night get her to go to the bathroom also. And when she does go encourage her and let her know your proud she is doing what she is supposed to. Hope all works well and good luck!!

Brooke - posted on 07/11/2010

Thanks everyone. I'm trying your ideas and making a little bit of progress...she is at least starting to sit on the toilet and will give me her dummy some. So will just perservere.
You were all very helpful. Thanks again Xxx

Jade - posted on 07/09/2010

what i would suggest is sit her down and have a chat and ask her why she thinks shes not a big girl ? and tell her its fab being a big girl like mummy because being a big girl is very specially and explain to her wen she is in school all her new friends like the toilet and have no dummies just make things as fun as possible i had that with my 3yr old i even tried sitting on the potty my self lol but it worked aw and alot of bribes what ever is her favorite thing just bribe her with it hope i helped in sum way x

Kelsea - posted on 07/09/2010

I would try to figure out why she thinks shes not a big girl... maybe another family member told her she isn't... maybe she associates using the potty and not having a pacifier as big girl things so she won't do them because she's been told she isn't a big girl. tell her that you know she's a big girl and make sure she knows you're proud of her for being one... hope you get through to her somehow! =]

Amber-Dawn - posted on 07/09/2010

I haven't had this problem myself yet, my little one only being 8 months old, but a friend of mine did. Her solution was to start treating her toddler as if she were a baby again. Making nonsense noises, feeding her baby food from the jars, not letting her play with certain toys because they were "dangerous for babies" things like that. The little one definately didn't like that, and decided that she was a big girl after all.