At the end of my rope!
marhar7106
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I'm SO frustrated with potty training!! Dd started really potty training when she turned 2. She's 2.5 now. She knows when she needs to go potty, she knows everything she has to do and I know she can do it because she'll do great for days and then she'll pee in her underwear several times one day. It's frustrating because whenever she pees in her underwear I explain to her that she needs to pee in the potty and she'll tell me, "I don't pee in underwear, I pee in the potty". I don't really know what to do at this point. I watch my niece and nephew 2 days a week and when they are here, she almost never stops playing to use the potty. I am open to any suggestions at this point! I give her time out when she pees in her underwear and she doesn't really care. I have to find a consequence that matters to her and I don't want to spank her. PLEASE HELP!!
ETA: She always poops in the potty! And I think that frustrates me even more because I know she knows and just chooses not to pee in the potty sometimes because she'd rather be doing something else. She should technically be potty trained at this point.
Re: At the end of my rope!
I agree with PP's - I would set potty break times. At daycare, they are required to do every 2 hour diaper changes. When they start introducing the potty, they do the same. It's part of the day/routine so there is little resistance to it. I did something similar at home until DD got the hang of using the potty consistently.