Potty Training Issues - Scottsdale,AZ

I believe my almost 3 yr old is potty trained. She sounds just like your daughter. We went to the store and I asked her what undies she wanted. She pointed to Dora. I told her she could have them when she doesn't have any accidents and goes to the potty all day. She did it, got the undies and had a couple of accidents. I took them away and then she wanted them back. It took a couple of days, but now she has them on and does not have accidents. She loves her Dora undies. I was starting to have anxiety since preschool starts soon, but she did it. Poop and everything. Good luck.

We are dealing with the same thing in our house with my 23 month old. I think that their maturity level just isn't there when they are side tracked. On a quiet day, naked, my daughter is fine as well. As soon as you add some chaos or change, she has some accidents. I am not sure if your daughter will do this, but mine will tell us she has to go potty even with a diaper on (90% of the time). So when we go on outings or have many people over and we are all preoccupied, we put a diaper on her, just in case. She doesn't like to go potty in a diaper anymore, so she is actually more apt to tell us with a diaper on, than off. We always carry diapers with us just in case.

Hope this helps.

B.,

My daughter will be 3 in Oct. She's been potty trained since the end of Dec. and she has always told us when she needed to go. But when people come over or we go some where she would forget to listen to what her body is telling her. I think it is still a learning process for them to listen to what there body is telling them. I have noticed in the last couple weeks that she has had only a few accidents and some times they happen just as she is pulling down her bottoms. She will get it just keeps telling her to go if she hasn't said anything to you.

My son is now 3 1/2 years and I thought the day would NEVER come when he was finally potty trained. Like your daughter, he had bladder control, but just didn't seem to "feel like" using the potty. I didn't find any magic "cure" for his reluctance, just one week, he was finally there. AND HE WAS OVER 3! I know, boys are later, well no kidding!! I don't know if there is a quick fix, I personally just think they'll do it when they're ready. Just keep the positive encouragement, that's the best we can do sometimes. GOOD LUCK!!! btw, my older son was "trained" by 2, so I don't think it's me ;)

one thing that worked with my daughter is that istead of rewarding her for going potty, I rewarded her for keeping her diaper dry. I started out by checking at hour intervals and slowly increased the intervals. We used stickers and would count them at the end of the day to show her progress. But you could use just about anything your child likes. Since she clearly has the ability, this might be something to try. Good Luck!