If You Have a Girl....

Mine was 3.5. There was no training. I was informed she would now be wearing panties. Never had an accident since.

My first daughter actually didn't potty train till she was 4. The only reason she started was because the teacher that registered her at the time told her if she didn't go to the potty, she couldn't come to school yet. That night she went to the restroom. I was so happy because I tried and tried. My second daughter only did it because I bought her toys from the $1 store and she got to pick one every time and she seen her big sister so it was easier. She started at 2 and neither have ever had accidents and they are now 5 and 6. Don't worry it'll get better. Good luck!

My daughter who is now 8 didn't potty train fully, night included until she was close to 5. She still occasionally wets the bed, so I guess she's not completely in the clear. Keep working with her and typically no kids who are not special needs go to kindergarten in a diaper.

Almost 2.5
I refuse to have a 3 year old in diapers. Wont do it. Dont care. :)

My daughter was nearly 4 ( a few months shy) before she was completly trained.

both my son and daughter potty trained at the same time 3 years 3 months. We had started both of them right before they turned 3, it just took until that time. I didn't start my daughter earlier because I was having my son and that just back tracked her. I know a lot of people will tell you that girls are well before boys and all that, but I do know several little boys that were trained as soon as they turned 2. It all depends on the child, the reward and how much you want to struggle with it.

I used this answer earlier today.

To give you an idea.. Our daughter walked unassisted at 6 months. She could speak in full sentences at 1 year old.

She was always way ahead of things development wise.. But she was NOT interested in potty training until she was almost 4. Not for the lack of my trying.. She was just not ready..

She was in day care and seeing all of the little potties lined up in a row and kids going to the potty on their own.. did not phase her. But one day she came home and told me she saw a child reading a book while going to the potty and asked if that was ok.. I told her yes, of course.. So slowly worked up to it.. I guess she mulled it over and became more clear to her what was going on with her body.

She potty trained in just a few days. Very few accidents.

Your child will let you know when he is ready.. meaning when he understands what it feels like and how to have body control.

Just back off, watch for his readiness. Makes a huge difference.

How I hate potty training! It's not fun. Both my daughters would pee in the potty by around 3 years of age. This is after going through "potty parties" and rewards for a while. Poop was a whole other story. That took longer and a lot of dirty underwear. Yuck!! If you have this problem, buy cheap underwear so you can throw it away instead of having to wash it out. I washed underwear out for a while and then thought why am I doing this! Good luck. :)

my oldest 3 1/2..my youngest is almost 3 and not wanting to poop there. I plan on bribing her really soon.

My daughter has been "housetrained" since she was 14 months, meaning when we are home she used the toilet. She has not pooped in a diaper for three months, in fact she won't. When we are out we put a diaper on her, sometimes she is comfortable using the bathroom out, sometimes she isn't. She's very petite as well so we haven't really been able to find underwear that fit! We just started when she showed interest and understanding about what WE were doing in the bathroom, or when the dog goes, or cats, etc. I'm pretty sure when she gets a little more weight on her bones we will ditch the diapers for good. Right now I am pleased with where we are in the process, considering she is 17 months old.

she was exactly 2 1/4 months exactly. We started around 1 1/2, and she really liked watching the potty training DVDs.

ARGH!!! You just hit a nerve. My whole adult life I heard over and over again that girls are SO easy to train. You won't have a problem!!! Then I had kids of my own, two boys to begin with, one trained in one day at 2 years 1 month old, the second boy trained at 2 years 4 months in one day. They were both SUPER easy, not even an accident at night. Then my daughter came along, she is 3 years 4 months and will potty in the toilet EVERY time but refuses to poop in the toilet. I cannot stand it. So to make a long story short, I don't think girls EVER train. HA HA. Just kidding. All kids are totally different, just be patient, she will get it. I think you start to worry if they are 4 or older and even then you probably just have a super stubborn kid - like my daughter.

Good luck!

Completely trained at 3.9 and 3.2. (twins)

Our son was much easier. He was trained at 2 yrs 10 mths.

Girl number one was 20 months, girl number two was three and a half. Derive from that what you want.

3.5
She "got it" long before then. But didn't want to do it.
We only had a handful of accidents after 3.5.
And she has only wet the bed 2 or 3 times.

Stop panicking. Everyone is different.

My daughter was about 2 1/2 when she was fully trained (and has yet to have a wet bed, but now that I have said that she will probably wet the bed tonight! *LAUGH*) But in all fairness, she always did things kind of early. We did have a lot of problems getting her to know that she couldn't potty in her panties, so we did the whole running around naked for a long time. I don't think I actually did anything to fix the panty problem, except bought her some really cute one's that she wanted. I wouldn't stress about it too much. I would probably be a little more worried if she was almost 6 or something, but most children seem to not be trained until after three. (My nephew was 4)

I think that each little person is a bit different and operates on their own schedule so don't stress about comparing your daughter to others. I think if you just keep reinforcing that pee and poo go in the potty and play up how exciting it is to be able to wear big girl panties (and maybe take her on a trip to pick out her own but talking all about how you get to wear panties when you go potty in the potty) it will just become normal for her. Some advice I was given when my daughter first started going in the potty was to ask her if she has to go about 1 hour after she has had something to eat or drink. If she says no, ask again a few minutes later, etc until she is ready to try sitting on the potty. If she has an accident, don't get upset, just remind her that pee and poo go in the potty. Going cold turkey is the best way to avoid her getting confused about whether she is wearing panties or a diaper. (Except perhaps for nap and bedtimes - diapers are probably still necessary at that time.) (This is all advice I got from attending a SwellBeing seminar on potty training and it worked great for us.) Good luck:)

Our first was trained for the urination at 15 months. It was another year before we mastered the dirty.

Our 2nd was pretty easy and we didn't start until just after 2. She trained in just a few months.

Our 3rd and 4th daughters fought us tooth and nail. They were both over 3. I think the difference is that our daycare was busier when they were young. They had to wait in line for the bathroom and be willing to stop playing. I am a FIRM believer in children learning to do it themselves. It must be something they want to do. I fought with those girls because I didn't know any better.

Fast forward 25 years... I've NEVER had a child untrained at the age of 4, except for a couple of special needs children with no speech and major issues with sight/hearing, or a sensory disorder.

We are still working on it and my DD is 3. Pediatrician says it's a power struggle thing sometimes. I know that DD knows exactly what to do (she went all by herself and brought me the full potty the other day) but she doesn't want to do it when she doesn't want to do it. Normal varies. It's frustrating to feel like the last woman standing (in pee) but hang in there. You are not alone.

(By the way, her sister was almost 4 so it might be genetic.)

My DD will be 3 tomorrow and by 2 1/2 she was pretty much trained with a few accidents here and there. She has not had an accident in weeks now. She does wear a diaper at bedtime but not durring naps. I started when she turned 2.

Mine will be 3 in November and will pee and poop in the toilet no problem but she'll do the same in her pull up;)

So far, so good, I'd say. Just keep it up. And if you can, plan to stay home as much as possible for a two or three day stretch and just do undies. Expect lots of accidents on day one. And you'll get there in no time. The best thing to do is not give her an option of pull ups during the day. But at night, use them until she can stay fry for about a week straight.

Good luck!

My oldest trained two weeks before her third birthday. My youngest was 3 1/4. I had to wait until they wanted to do it because nothing I did convinced them to participate. I tried everything with no success. But one day, each one of them decided independently that they were ready and we never looked back. Both also stayed dry at night from then on.

So, I wouldn't stress about it. She'll decide when she wants to be done with diapers and she'll be trained.

Our ped said girls do pretty well between 2.5 and 3, but we stalled due to a 17 hour road trip (can you just IMAGINE how long that would have taken with twins learning to use the potty) and a few other things. They are 3 1/4 now and really getting the hang of it, but we aren't in a hurry. Still use pull-ups at night and sometimes when we are out. I hear night training can take a while and some kids aren't ready til much later for that. I had to stop being worried as I'm already going crazy. ;) Good luck! Sticker charts are working well for us, as well as their favorite underwear patterns.

We started right after she turned 3 (end of May). She was peeing in the potty in about 3 days (a few accidents here and there but she was definitely ready). Pooping in the potty happened a couple weeks ago...consistently. She would do it sometimes for a "treat" but now does it on her own. I didn't know when to start, I think she would have been ready earlier but it all worked out.

Good luck!

my older daughter was almost trained at 17 mos old, but then she had major health problems and I let it go. By the time the health problems were solved we ended up moving and being homeless from the time she was 35 months till 38 mos old (house was being built) and I didn't feel like I could train her in someone else's house, so when we finally settled into this house she was 39 mos old and we had a no more diaper party and that was it, she was done.

My younger daughter, I was smarter, she was trained completely by 26 months old.

My daughter is 3.5 and she is just now really getting it. For the longest time, she just was NOT interested. I had nightmares about her walking down the aisle on her wedding day wearing a pull up!

Sounds like you're doing great. My daughter was 3...perhpaps a little bit older than some, but she potty trained very easily, WITHOUT ONE SINGLE ACCIDENT! I'm still amazed.