my best friend is wanting to start with her daughter who is two. the little girl comes up and says mommy i peed or mommy i pooped. she just needs some tips that would help get started.
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Patience!! No one conquers anything on the first few tries. Be encouraging and don’t shame a child while training, some kids just take longer than others. Sticker charts worked great for mine, but my youngest took much longer than my oldest. Turned out she has bladder problems, so don’t be to hasty that it is all their fault.
Buy several packages of inexpensive panties (that she likes). Keep her in panties all day and a pull up at night. She will soon figure out how much she hates being dirty if she potties in her new panties. It could be a little messy and time consuming for you at first, but well worth it. You could try a potty chair called “the magic throne”. It plays music when your kiddo uses it. We also use big kid wipes called “Kandoo” that come in a little pop up container with a frog on the front. Reading books while on the potty helps or even singing a song.
The first thing I did was take my daughter and let her pick out some big girl panties. She got some with Dora on them and I made sure to tell her not to go to the bathroom on Dora. Of course, the first few times she wore her new panties she had some accidents, so I let her wear them for just a minute or two so she could feel that it was uncomfortable if she went in her panties.
You could get her a little potty and she may like that, altho my daughter never used hers she preferred to use the big potty, I guess b/c she saw me using it. That’s also a good idea, take her into the bathroom so she can watch you, and see if she’ll go when you get done.
If she does use the bathroom be sure to reward her and give her lots of praise for it. And never force her to sit on the potty or get upset with her if she does have an accident b/c that will turn her off from the entire thing.
I would skip the pull-ups all together (except maybe at night) b/c those seem to prolong the process and it gets a little confusing for them. You could also get her some books about potty training (we found a great one w/ Dora).
At first it may seem impossible, but she’ll eventually get the hang of it and before you know it she’ll be a little pro. Good luck
Here are some basics Put her on the potty Morning after each meal or snack and before bed that will get her situated with it If she pottys Praise her take her picture give her a hug give her a sticker Etc.
Explain what the potty is and what to do in it and This should help!!
Easiest method – 3 days – but you are restricted to house or yard though [summertime is best]
T-shirt during day and night with no panties.
With nothing against her she will ask to go potty or will go to it herself [small potty works best]. If she has an accident she realizes she doesn’t like the urine running down her leg. Explain she is learning to go potty like mommy.
The Independence she has with her own potty is the key. Praise every time she goes. At night no diaper or panties just a long t-shirt and no liquids hour before bed. Take her to potty before bed as well. She may have an accident once or twice [till you figure out how long before bed no liquids] but then she’s done. It works. I’ve done it for 5 kids!
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