Potty Training....that's It I Give Up

lol, don't give up...it'll happen one day - I promise. I went through the same w/ my now 3 year old, only about 6 months ago. What worked for us was the sticker system. On a piece of paper hung on the fridge, we wrote "pottychart." I bought a book of stickers from the dollar store. She would get 1 sticker for pee-pee's and 2 stickers for no.2 At first we had the goal too far away, but when we lowered the goal to 5 stickers, she was all in. At 5 stickers, she was allowed one small piece of candy from the "goodie-basket". the chart was her focus from then on, she was just SOOO intent on making 5 stickers - she would proudly show the chart to everyone who visited. hope this helps... ps - the chart also works with all other goals, like clean-up, eating up meals etc......

Hang in there! Your daughter will NOT be 5 and still in diapers. My daughter just turned three years old last week. She's had a potty since she was 18 months old. Since that time, she's gone through periods (around 1 to 3 days) of interest in potty training, and then completely lost interest again. We've always praised her when she chose to try the potty, offered rewards when it happened, but NEVER pushed the idea. (She's a strong-willed child, and pushing things like that just backfires on us!)

About a month before her third birthday, she decided on her own that it was time to wear big girl panties and use the potty. She's had no accidents, and SHE tells US when she needs to go. She's still not interested in poo pooing on the potty, so she asks to put on a Pull-Up when she feels the need to poop. The rest of the time, she's in regular underwear. I'm not stressed about the pooping thing, though, because I know that it will happen when she's ready.

I'm convinced that there's a physiological thing that must happen, in combination with lots of encouragement and praise, that can't be rushed. Your little one may just not yet be physiologically able to tell when she needs to go, or she may be looking for something that she can control(or maybe a bit of both). I would encourage you to offer rewards, make a big deal out of buying some big girl panties, etc., but don't stress over the potty training. It WILL happen!

its o.k. to give up, she'll go when she is ready, my daughter was well beyond three years old b4 she made up her mind to do it,

I know that you've heard that "She'll do it when she's ready". That is so true! My almost 4 year old was over 3 when she even began to take an interest in potty-training. We tried as soon as she turned 2 because I was pregnant, and honestly, didn't want 2 in diapers! She did not respond well. She didn't even want to go near a potty. Then a little over a year later, she told me that she wanted to go potty! Still having some issues with night potty training, but rarely any accidents! If you have help with your little girl, make sure that do the same things that you do when it comes to potty training. For example, if you say "no" to pull-ups, then they can't use pull-ups. Same with schedules. Good luck, I hope I helped!

I'm at almost the same point with my 3 year old little girl... it seems like she's NEVER going to get it BUT she has made some big steps over the past few months such as wearing panties to school all day with no accidents and going all night and staying dry... It takes time and when you have a stubborn child it takes a bit longer. I doubt she'll be 5 but you may be like me and enter into her 3rd year still cleaning up icky messes. She will eventually get the point...sometimes what helps my daughter is a reward system..I have a basket that I filled with all sorts of fun things: chocolates, gummy snacks, dollar store toys, stickers, etc... whenever she pees in the potty I let her pick something out of the basket. Don't quit on her... still encourage her to use the potty but maybe let her wear pull ups for a few more weeks and then try the panties again... Remind her of the potty and ask her to sit on it any time you notice she's been dry for some time...
I wish you the best of luck and I'm sure everything will be just fine!