… And You Continue To Not Succeed…
Take a break.
We are officially back in diapers.
The cues I am waiting for before we start up again:
- Tells me when she’s gone potty (in her diaper).
- Tells me when she needs to go potty.
- Tells me she wants to go potty.
In my conclusive study of potty-training, it seems these three aspects just might be critical to the whole process.
(She is currently unable to complete any of the three aspects. She has never accomplished #1or #2. She will never voluntarily come up to me and state that she needs to go potty. Or that she needs a diaper change. Number three was the only one she ever any good at, however, “wanting to go potty” is a fickle emotion with a 2 year old, and lately that emotion’s been MIA.)
*Edited to add: And not five minutes after I clicked “publish,” I opened Olivia’s door to check on her. The first words out of her mouth: “I wanna go pee pee.” First time in at least a week.*
I. feel. your. pain! We’ve been in this “potty learning” (’cause, really, I haven’t done much training . . . ) mode since JUNE OF LAST YEAR! You have to love precocious toddlers who are interested in the potty, want to sit on there and read for hours, and will even DEMAND to go (you know, at bedtime, or naptime), but prefer to pee with freedom at all other times (wearing a diaper or not). I was just debating doing the thick trainers under a plastic cover, but maybe we’ll just stick with the diapers . . .
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Oh – and add to that list – “will pull own pants up and down without whining / crying / fussing / saying “I neeeed heeeeelp!”
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My daughter is 3-1/2 and I’m starting to think she will always wear diapers. She knows how to use the potty. She has on at times told us when she needs to be changed. She tells me that she needs to go potty, but it’s actually wants to go play in the bathroom 😕
Someday, right? My parents keep telling me that no child has gone to kindergarten in diapers… I just hope they are right
We’re in the same place, pretty much. My 2 year old has never told me when she needs to go or even if she has gone. I really think they are key to the whole process.
Oh and she absolutely detests havingher diaper changed. Does she really like that feeling of a wet, soggy, heavy diaper? Ughh.
For a little while I tried putting her on the potty and she had liked it and started peeing every time I put her on it. But then she stopped going. Then she didn’t want to sit on it anymore.
Now, she’ll sit on it once in awhile, but she doesn’t pee. She’s sits for a minute then takes off running around the house with me chasing after her half naked self. Not fun.
Hang in there. It is discouraging, I’m sure. But when she’s ready, it will happen. And until then, don’t beat yourself up about it. You’re doing the very best that you can:)
I have strong opinions on potty training based entirely on experience. Personally, I think two is way too early to start training. My son barely understood basic directions at that age, showed no interest and ended up frustrating my husband and me for a solid year. Then we gave up. Six months later, he got it. Just be patient. Encourage her when she does all the right things and don’t lose your cool when she doesn’t. Honestly, on this side of things, she’s still really little so there is plenty of time.