Another Potty Training Question...

mrs.littlejeans · July 2010

The main problem we're having with E is that she often refuses to sit on the potty. For instance, before her bath tonight we told her to sit on her potty and she didn't want to. She then got into the tub and immediately peed.

We'd been using a little potty seat on the toilet, but bought her a potty chair this past weekend in hopes that it would make it more attractive. It doesn't seem to be doing much. We also try using a small treat (gummy bears) to entice her to use the potty and that works sometimes.

I don't want to force her to sit on the potty because I don't want it to turn into a negative experience for her. We're also moving in two weeks and she will be moving to her toddler bed at that time -- with all of the new things going on, I don't want to push too hard with the potty training right now.

Has anyone experienced this before (not wanting to sit on the potty)? How did you handle it?

kat.in.the.hat · July 2010

will she sit on the big toilet seat without the insert?

you could also try seating her on the toilet backwards. it may just be easier for her to go that way.

rayskit10 · July 2010

When I started to think T was ready for pt the 1st time, I asked my pedi and since I was pg with Mathis she said to just wait. Life changes always bring potty regressions and she said we would only end up frustrated- parents and kiddo. so we waited and we are really glad we did. after life was a little more settled, it went very smoothly.

mom2ll · July 2010

Luca refuses to sit on the potty. Full out screams. I'm interested to see what people say.

BritanyV · July 2010

Mason isn't ready to potty train but we've put him on the potty a few times recently and seriously the kid will sit there for a good 30 minutes or more if we let him! He likes to play with all his bathtub toys on the side of the bathtub while he's sitting on the potty.

If I tell him that it's time to go put a diaper back on, he tells me "NO!" then sits back down, guess he likes to be "free". lol

savannah11 · July 2010

I would keep talking about it but let her decide on her own to sit on the potty. If anything I've learned from the past 5 months(!) of potty training is it doesn't do any good to push it.

chrisbride04 · July 2010

savannah11:
I would keep talking about it but let her decide on her own to sit on the potty. If anything I've learned from the past 5 months(!) of potty training is it doesn't do any good to push it.

This! We're going on 2 months of training and if we push C just gets more resistant to going when we ask. He's slowly getting to where he'll go when we tell him to, but we had to implement multiple reward systems to get to that point. He gets a small treat for not fighting when we ask him to go and then gets a sticker on his chart each time he goes in the toilet. We're spending a small fortune on small toys and trinkets, but we are making progress.

JamicanBride · July 2010

She's still really young so she just might not be there yet? If she really, really loves the bath trying telling her she can't get in until she pees. Even though G is potty trained, when we're heading out the door or to do something, we always insist that he pees first and he is forever claiming that he doesn't have to go, then we tell him we won't do x,y, z...until he goes. It's still seems to be a struggle even at 3, or maybe I should just let him be Confused

at this point...lol.

KKMMex · July 2010

savannah11:
I would keep talking about it but let her decide on her own to sit on the potty. If anything I've learned from the past 5 months(!) of potty training is it doesn't do any good to push it.

Yes, I agree. E. is refusing to sit on the potty and insists on a diaper now. I've backed way off and will try again in a few weeks.

These are some of the reasons I waited to train Sarah until she was 3. However it's still taken eons to train her, so pick your poison!

jen5-03 · July 2010

I push E to sit on the potty, but if she protests strongly I won't force her. Can you set her up there to finish getting her dressed? Or take some baths with her and show her that you always use the potty before a bath?

JamicanBride:
Even though G is potty trained, when we're heading out the door or to do something, we always insist that he pees first and he is forever claiming that he doesn't have to go, then we tell him we won't do x,y, z...until he goes. It's still seems to be a struggle even at 3, or maybe I should just let him be at this point...lol.

I tell E that everyone has to sit on the potty before we leave. She doesn't have to go, she just has to sit there a minute and try. She almost always pees. I remember my mom and grandma telling me the same thing before we left on roadtrips even when I was school age - everyone has to try before we get in the car.

Karey08 · July 2010

Aidan is doing the same thing right now - I can bribe him with stickers for his chart pretty often but it doesn't always work. I'm just letting him tell me no unless I am catching him in the act - he will tell him no but I jump up, get really excited, act like a complete fool cheering - which throws him off his protesting game just long enough to get him onto the potty. When he finishes the crazy, dancing, cheering mom starts back again and he laughs at me. That's what's working for us - kinda ;-) Though pting has been slow and we are just rolling back into it post baby now.

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