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PT question - please help!

gategirlgategirl
in Toddlers: 24 Months+
So Lydia has gradually become interested in the potty. We bought her a ring, she sits on it and reads or sings a song. She's happy, but she doesn't pee or anything when she's sitting on it. She does request the potty, though. So over the last couple of days, she's been requesting it, and then FREAKING out when we put her on it, because she pees (this has happened twice over the last dour days). Yay for using the potty, but she is really upset that she's doing it, even though she asks for it. So what do I do with this? I don't want to discourage her asking to use it, especially because she is able to recognize when she needs to go, but I also don't want her to become traumatized by it. Advice, please!
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Re: PT question - please help!

  • butterbeansmamabutterbeansmama
    hmmm. Do you think she would do better with a stand alone toddler potty? One w/o all the bells and whistles that is less menacing than the adult potty.
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  • gategirlgategirl
    Maybe - but she already knows what this potty is for, and she has NO trouble sitting on it, reading, whatever. But she does freak about actually peeing. It's weird!
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  • moroccojademoroccojade member

    When an older baby is being introduced to the toilet some freak out.  Why? Because they supposedly feel like they are losing a part of themselves and it's being flushed away. Scary.

    There are a few things I'd try if I were you...  First, pee in front of her.  Tell her to listen for the tinkles...  Then show her.  "See!  The water is no longer quite as clear!  It's a bit yellow now.  That's mommy's pee.  It's something we don't need, so we can flush it away."  A little gross? Maybe.  But who cares.  ;)

    Then when you take a wet diaper off her of her show her the yellow pee in it.  Tell her she doesn't need it, so she can put it in the garbage. (preferably the one next to the toilet in the bathroom.  ;)

    Poop?  Well, I'd take a bit of a different approach...   when she goes in her diaper, show her.  "Look at that poop!  Your body didn't need it so you pushed it out. And poop goes in the potty.  I'll show you..."  then flick the turds into the loo and flush and clap. 

     

    Hopefully she'll learn that her body has stuff it doesn't need any more... and to get rid of it is just fine.  And to get rid of it in the *right place* is even better.  She's a big girl now and doesn't want to have wet/dirty pants.

    Congrats on your success so far.  It's great she's asking and going...  

    Let us know how she's doing.

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  • JulieandBenJulieandBen member
    It doesn't seem she quite gets what the potty is really for and her peeing is freaking her out. It's all new to her. Praise, praise, praise and treats or a small toy. I suggest hitting the Target $1 section for stickers and toys.
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