Potty Training

MJN9510

So, I am full of questions today, sorry.

 I am really trying to potty train DD.  She turned 2 in September and really seems ready.  She tells me when she needs to go potty, but a lot of the time, she is telling me while she is actually peeing in her diaper or pull up.  SO, by the time we get her on the potty, she has already gone.  She has pooped on the potty only 1 time.  She freaks out if I try to put her on the potty when she is trying to poop.  Is this pretty normal?  What tips can you all give me?

I really appreciate it!

 Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

HElizabethDU

Is she comfortable sitting on the potty?  Will she sit for more than 2 seconds?  Do you take her in to the potty when you go?  

I would try going to sit on the potty on the schedule, and see if she has any successes and praise the heck out of her when she does.  I take DD about an hour after she wakes up, a couple hours after that, before lunch, before nap, after nap, before dinner, before bed. 

MJN9510

I take her several times a day.  I ask her a lot if she has to go, but sometimes I just take her.  And then sometimes she tells me on her own.  She does watch me go and she will sit on there, sometimes with no problem and sometimes she only wants to sit a few seconds and then get up.

shibby00

You may want to consider losing the diapers and pull ups. DD only peed once in panties, then she realized she got candy and stickers for going in the potty. She is much better in panties than in pull ups, feeling the moisture in the actual underwear and running down her leg really helped her. It took a couple weeks for her to poop on the potty and honestly I don't know what made her to decide to quit going in get pants.

ilovemygirls

It sounds like she def. has some of the readiness signs.  However, she may not be totally ready and in that case, you just encourage & praise when it happens.  If she responds well to small treats, stickers, or a potty chart, use those for encouragement. We also had a 'Bear in the Big Blue House' PT video that my youngest loved.  When my kids were in that stage I pretty much just kept them naked on the bottom at home & we had a little potty in the main living area so we could get there quick.  One of my kids was 2.5 & trained in less than a week & had just a couple of accidents.  My other one started showing big interest around 18mos & went back & forth on it a LOT until she was primarily day trained just after age 2. She was like a puppy though, and had a lot of little accidents.  Every kiddo is so different, I mostly followed their lead.  The main thing is to never punish, only praise & encourage for the successes. 

shibby00

Oh and it sounds weird but watching YouTube videos of kids going potty really helped my DD figure it out. You would be surprised at all the kids peeing and pooping on the potty on YouTube, lol.