potty training 2yr old with young sibling

lilmommaH · September 2013

We started to potty train out 2yr old about a month ago. She seems to be getting it a little bit. We started out trying some rewards when she would try to use the potty, then when she did use the potty. Now she refuses to use her potty seat, sometimes she will go stand on her potty and pee on it. She will even deliberately stand there and pee on the floor in her panties. We've tried changing when she will get a reward, and even bought one of those potty seats that sits on a big potty. She is I guess not interested in learning to use the potty. She is almost too big for sz 6 diapers and we cant afford those pull-us and night time "underware".

This is my first child, and first one to potty train. Ive asked parents and friends for advice and its stuff we've already tried. She has a 1yr old sister and a new sibling due in March. We are just getting so frustrated with it. We try not to sound irritated and aggravated when she has accidents as to not discourage her, but 95% of the time she wont use the potty.

lilmommaH · September 2013

I must ad that she has shown signs of being ready to potty train before she even turned 2! But we waited a couple months after she turned two for several reasons, but part of which was to further make sure she was ready.

cpmich · September 2013

It sounds like she isn't ready. Pampers Cruisers come in size 7.

L0L0 · November 2013

Maybe consider switching to cloth training pants, so she will feel wet but not also make a huge mess. Also that's a one-time cost and reusable for the younger kids. It sounds like a big power play. But I really don't know, I had visions of dd being trained before baby # 2 in December, but she's not ready at all (19 months).

MouseInLux · November 2013

Start again from scratch. Take away the rewards.

mommymegan831 · December 2013

alot happens during 2. A young 2 year old may not be ready. If you do think your DD is ready, especially if she's over 2 1/2, I don't understand why people think they need to be so patient and understanding with their LOs. If you think she knows what she's doing and is purposly wetting her pants, then make her clean it up, make her stop playing or what ever else she was doing and clean herself. Rather than rewarding going potty, I think at that age it's more effective if you're going to use rewards to do them for dry days.