Potty Training My 26 Month Old - Riverside,CA

she is not ready. just because you think she is ready... she is not ready to cooperate with this. Wait. when she is a bit older.. and wants to cooperate like a big girl and not act like a 2 year old potty training will be easy. wait..

when she is really ready put her in big girl training pants.. tell her not to pee in them... no one likes pee running down their legs... my kids were trained in 3 days. with cotton training pants..

Since she is "wanting" to sit on the big potty and you aren't letting her this might be the whole issue.

I don't know what your reasons are, you didn't really state them, so if there is no other reason than she is too short...lol, you need to get a little step stool and let her use it when ever she wants.

She may be totally past the potty chair phase.I think sh is past the potty chair phase.

She just needs to go every half hour or hour to get her used to it. If she has her own bathroom make sure the door is always closed so she cant fall in the toilet head first and drown. She really is physically unable to lift her head out of it if she falls in until she's closer to 3. We always had a doorknob protector an on the bathroom doors until ALL the kids in the house we at least 3. They just went every little bit with us and then access was gone until it was time again.

Because she hides and takes off her pull up it does sound like she's ready to be potty trained. It shows that she knows when she's already peed. It does not show that she knows ahead of time that she needs to go. I hope that you're not punishing her or yelling at her. Because you have to make each step in the process of learning positive.

I suggest that you take her to the toilet at regular intervals and when she usually pees. Don't leave it up to her to go to the toilet.

I suggest that she's just at the first step in the process by telling you when she's already gone. Now, it's time for you to teach her to go to the potty.

As InMy30'sAlready said, make it fun.

If you're getting frustrated, then one of you isn't ready.
Back off till you can calm down and then try again.
One of the key signs of readiness that often gets overlooked is - SHE's gotta WANT to be successful at this - you can't force it and trying to force it is often the source of the frustration.
Running and hiding means she's already got a sense she'll be in trouble for an accident.
She might train before she's 3 and she might not, but she certainly won't be going to college in diapers.
Relax!

Let her use the big toilet, just get her a step stool, she will love it!

Ditch the pull-ups and go all panties all the time! Make sure she gets lots of praise when she actually goes, lots of clapping, high fives all around and make sure you announce that she went to everyone who is in the house at the time. If you make it a big deal with lots of excitement she will love that too!

I had easy kids I guess, after reading about potty-training stories on here. All 3 of my kids (2 boys and a girl) were completely trained (night and day) right at or around 2 years old.

We did:
All panties/underwear all the time and never looked back & I bribed them with suckers (I used Dum-Dum suckers, they are the perfect size) & used the regular toilet w/a step stool. I also put them in sweats or leggings, no jeans with buttons, just pants that are easy to pull up and down the first couple days of all panties.

My one piece of advice: Does she wake up in the mornings or from her naps dry? If she is dry more than she is wet when she wakes up, she is for sure ready, that is how I knew my kids were ready!

Make it fun. If you feel it is beginning to be a power struggle, I would take a couple days off for a break and then start fresh again after the break!

Seriously, make it fun and relax. You really have to watch her and look for her cues that she has to go, I mean watch her like a hawk, every kid has their own pee-pee 'dance/wiggle'...watch for hers so that you know when she has to go. IMO, potty-training is more the Parents responsibility, rather than the kid...it is up to you whether she succeeds or fails and will all depend on your attitude and how you approach it and how good a job you do on watching her and making sure she gets to the bathroom in time...I also believe that once you get her to go a couple times and actually make it in time w/out having an accident is when her confidence will start to grow and she will start to get it!

Good Luck!

If there is frustration, somebody is not ready. Understanding what things are, wanting to sometimes, etc. is great and are signs that she's "getting it", but she's not really ready if she is hiding, etc. My son loved the big potty and was too big for the little one (he's a 4ft/60lb 5 year old now). Get her a step stool and a potty cover for the big potty. Continue to encourage her, let her practice pulling her pull-ups up/down. Let her watch you and daddy go to the bathroom. Talk to her about everything. If she can't do everything herself voluntarily, then she is not ready. If she can't pull her pants down all by herself, etc., then YOU are ready. Just relax. Let the potty pants do their job and give her another 6 months till you seriously try again.

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Another idea - My son learned to REALLY be trained in daycare - Kindercare specifically. They had the kid size potties, and other kids around his age (3) were learning or had learned. Being exposed to other kids and kinda seeing "how it worked" and having the comfort of a "real" toilet, etc., made the difference for him. If she's in daycare at all they might help. Sometimes there are half-day or part time available if you want some time off and social time for her.

my son was difficult to train and not interested at all until he was 3. when he had on a pullup or underwear he would go in them but he knew he would be in all kinds of trouble if he "went" on the floor or furniture- so he stayed naked. It was warm and I am a stay at home mom so it was no biggie for him to spend his time naked and we had a schedule. I dont remember what it was now (that was 10 years ago) I just remember that there was one. Didnt take too long that way and then we started taking short trips with potty before we leave home and every stop we made to make sure there were no accidents.

I completely agree with 30s answer.

Pull-ups are good for nighttime or extended trips in the car or shopping. At home, though, you should stick to panties. My daughter has these play shorts that fit comfortablly. She often does not want to wear panties so we just slip those on.

Make sure to work with her desired independence, too. Use a toilet seat and stool that she can easily move around on her own. I leave my daughter's set up, and it just gets moved when an adult needs to use the toilet.

Incentives are great. A snack or candy she only gets after peeing or pooping in the toilet. Or maybe even a toy. High fives. Lots of praise. Telling Daddy, relatives, siblings that she used the toilet. Also encourage her independence by allowing her to change and clean up herself when she has an accident.

I'm sure she s ready. You just have to come up with a system that works for her.

Some parents just want to baby their kids. So then you end up with a 3 year old still in diapers and sucking on a pacifier.

Follow those M. instincts. Good luck! :)