how can i get my two year old to be potty trained?

Chloe - posted on 03/30/2010

When they're ready, they do it on their own. My first went from training pants to totally trained over night just before his third birthday, my next two trained themselves before the age of two the fourth was about 26 months and not another accident, so when my fifth was well over three and still needed a diaper I was not impressed, but took others advice to leave her alone. When my sixth was 4 1/2 and still using diapers I was ready to tear my hair out. NO more kids!!! however that said I've never seen a child in school who isn't potty trained! :)

Tracy Lee - posted on 03/30/2010

Hi Samantha:)

One of the things I did to help my kids not be afraid of the bathroom seat was to
do a couple of things. One was, I sat with them on my lap, and would then get up,
sit down again, etc. a few times. I would also let them flush the toilet, too, then wash
their hands and so forth. I would also give them a treat; a piece of candy, a small
toy, to reward them. Uultimately, though, if you do these things and she she still
seems afraid, no worries. She will know when the time is just right for her. I know
many people believe kids should, for the most part, be potty trained by two, but,
sometimes it simply doesn't happen that way, but, it will happen so, just be patient,
and see how it goes. Also, I would use the timer on my microwave and set it every 20 minutes to begin with. And everytime it went off, I would take them to the bathroom and place them on the toilet so they could do their "business" so to speak. I actually used
the clock method with 3 of my 4 children and it worked very well as it reminded me
too, that they were in the process of being potty trained and needed a little help paying attention to the fact they needed to try and start using the restroom.

Hope this helps and good luck!

In love-n-light....

T

Jackie - posted on 03/30/2010

Take her with you to the bathroom when you go, I also bought a seat that fit on the loo with the steps for little ones. I let Kayleigh sit on the loo while I tap in her bathwater, the running sound of the water sometimes helps to get them to let go. Good Luck.

Samantha - posted on 03/29/2010

thanks thats a lot of a good advise :)

Rebecca - posted on 03/29/2010

i have a little girl thats 2 years and 3 months.....

for her we just ask her all the time if she needs to go potty or we just take her by the hand and say lets go potty and then i place her on the toilet.

when she goes i clap and praise her and then i give her a couple of jelly beans. when she doesnt go or has an accident i just tell her it's ok, we can try again later. just dont push it or punish her if she doesnt go for it will make her not want to use the potty.

she seems ready by what you have said but she might feel embarrassed if you stand there watching her - i know that my little girl didnt want me to be in the bathroom with her in the beginning and we have been trying to potty train since she was one years old. you might need to place a potty in her bedroom or bathroom and then leave the room so she has her privacy.

Alison - posted on 03/29/2010

I would wager that if she screams when she sees the potty, she is probably NOT ready. :)

Terri - posted on 03/29/2010

take her in the washroom every time you go so she can see you going .. and keep putting her on the potty .. eventually she will 'get it' .. i have three sons and it is different with boys but i have a granddaughter and she did the same as your daughter .. i just would put her on the potty and hold her (hug her securely) and tell her it was okay .. eventually she ended up liking it .. she didn't want anything more to do with diapers .. and kept saying she wasn't a baby with a diaper .. she was very proud of herself for not being a baby anymore :) .. that was my experience .. we threw all her diapers away and she only wore underwear .. then she can feel it when she goes .. that's why it eventually clicked .. lots of laundry until she figures it out though

Sarah - posted on 03/29/2010

dont use a potty i got a seat for my lil man an let him in the bathroom every time i went he soon got use t the idea an now goes by him self hope this helps