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I'm in the process of trying to potty train my almost 3 year old daughter. I think its because she is so busy playing that I cannot get her to go to the potty. We're still in diapers, but would like to have her potty trained by her third birthday in September. She has used the potty a few times, but even if I ask her if she needs to go she says no. I'm new at this since she is my first child. I was hoping some of you mommy's could help me out and give me some tips.

 

TIA 

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  • chardonnay24chardonnay24 member

    We just got rid of diapers completely and it seems to be working. He's been running around either naked from the waist down or with underwear. He doesn't want to go back to diapers, so I think he's motivated to use the potty. I picked regular times to ask remind him about using the potty and have been bribing him. "If you can go pee on the potty, we can get our boots on and go feed the ducks" (and also using mini chocolate chips).

    We're on day 4 and he has not had a pee accident today although he did poop on the floor. I think he would have gone on the potty but I was cleaning it (he went where the potty chair normally sits).

    Good luck!

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  • XCrissCrossXXCrissCrossX member
    I'm a complete fan of a three day bare-bottomed "potty boot camp" -- put a potty in a room that's easy to clean up, let her run around naked, and put her on the potty every 20 minutes or so. Focus on nothing else. She'll get it quick.
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  • erbearerbear member
    You can't force someone to train, and if she's resisting already, I'd back off for a little while.
    "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies. God damn it, you've got to be kind." - Kurt Vonnegut
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  • skioskio member
    Ditto a simple, quick get it done method. Devote a couple days to staying inside and making PTing the goal and the focus. Let her pick out undies, put her in them on day one, pick a phrase that works for you and her; "Pee and poo on the potty only now!" Or whatever. Prizes or candy for when she goes...make a huge deal out of it. When accidents happen, don't make a big deal, ask her if she wants to help you clean up.

    Did a positive reinforcement based method with DD at 2y and she was fully day trained within five or six days.
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  • sschwegesschwege member
    We potty trained 3 weeks ago and it went really well.  We went to the store together to pick out underwear.  I put the potty in a central location so she could get to it easily.  I basically just turned it over to her.  She wore underwear with no pants in the beginning.  I didn't remind her or anything, only asked her if she had to go if we were going out.  She got 2 M & Ms after she went and lots of praise.
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  • EmR22EmR22 member

    imageerbear:
    You can't force someone to train, and if she's resisting already, I'd back off for a little while.

    i totally agree. My 3rd I tried the underwear only for a couple days and she just didn't get it or want to. We were getting really frustrated and she was close to 3 so I really felt like she should be getting it. We ended up giving it a rest for just 2-3 weeks and trying again. And she got it. I think the constant pressure and excitement and talk of going potty just put her off. By giving her a break we could kind of re-set things and start again.

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  • erbearerbear member
    imagesecondaryPULSE:

    imageerbear:
    You can't force someone to train, and if she's resisting already, I'd back off for a little while.

    I completely disagree. We PT'd DS so early in order to avoid the power struggle.

    Think about it. If you didn't mind sitting in your own waste, and it allowed you to keep playing (rather than stopping and using a toilet), why would you want to PT? 

    I agree with PP about the three day potty training method. Put her in undies. Spend a long weekend 100% dedicated to the cause of potty training (no leaving the house, etc). Pump her up with fun drinks. Invest in some rewards (they can be small. we chose little cars, stickers, and chocolate covered raisins for DS). Make a big deal out of successes. Clean up accidents, stay positive. It's a very trying three days, but the reward is no more diapers!

    Prior to the advent of disposable diapers, (in the 50's), 90% of kiddos were daytime PT'd by the age of 2. The disposable diaper industry has changed the way we think, and encourages us to let our kids decide when they'll PT. PTing a 3 year old can be much harder than training a 2 year old, in some ways.

    It sounds harsh to take away diapers cold turkey, but I can tell you that DS's self esteem has gone through the roof. He is so proud of himself when he uses the potty. Anyways, good luck!

    I disagree. DD1 PTed in one day right around 3. I did not have to stay in my house for 3 days. She was not tethered to the toilet. I didn't have to set a timer or bribe her. It was easy peasy and SHE potty-trained, not me. 

    "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies. God damn it, you've got to be kind." - Kurt Vonnegut
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  • J+MSJ+MS member
    imageerbear:
    imagesecondaryPULSE:

    imageerbear:
    You can't force someone to train, and if she's resisting already, I'd back off for a little while.

    I completely disagree. We PT'd DS so early in order to avoid the power struggle.

    Think about it. If you didn't mind sitting in your own waste, and it allowed you to keep playing (rather than stopping and using a toilet), why would you want to PT? 

    I agree with PP about the three day potty training method. Put her in undies. Spend a long weekend 100% dedicated to the cause of potty training (no leaving the house, etc). Pump her up with fun drinks. Invest in some rewards (they can be small. we chose little cars, stickers, and chocolate covered raisins for DS). Make a big deal out of successes. Clean up accidents, stay positive. It's a very trying three days, but the reward is no more diapers!

    Prior to the advent of disposable diapers, (in the 50's), 90% of kiddos were daytime PT'd by the age of 2. The disposable diaper industry has changed the way we think, and encourages us to let our kids decide when they'll PT. PTing a 3 year old can be much harder than training a 2 year old, in some ways.

    It sounds harsh to take away diapers cold turkey, but I can tell you that DS's self esteem has gone through the roof. He is so proud of himself when he uses the potty. Anyways, good luck!

    I disagree. DD1 PTed in one day right around 3. I did not have to stay in my house for 3 days. She was not tethered to the toilet. I didn't have to set a timer or bribe her. It was easy peasy and SHE potty-trained, not me. 

    People, every kid is different. OP, we are using the 3-day method, some kids do best when they make the first move. all you can do is try and be consistent.
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  • ssf10ssf10
    Thank you ladies so much for your advice. We have just ditched the diapers and shes doing extremely well.
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  • FutureMrsBBFutureMrsBB
    I agree with PP that you can't force them to potty train if they aren't ready. With that said when our DS was ready we set an alarm on our cell phones every 45 min that would let him know when he had to sit on the potty. It worked out better for us because we weren't the ones telling him he had to go the alarm was. 
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