This is the face of terror! I know she looks innocent, even a bit cute, but it's all a ploy! She is really out to get me. Her tactic is to drive me insane, and it is working!Potty training is an overwhelming undertaking for me. I really feel out of my element. I know you're supposed to stay positive and everyone makes it sound so simple, but I have no idea what I'm doing. For example, do I put her in panties or pull-ups, if panties then what about sleeping, and do I reward her for staying dry or just for using the potty, and if she loves candy so much why won't she pee for it? These are just a few of my concerns. If anybody has some advice I could really use it. I've looked online, but I need practical advice, a mentor even. I know I got Jackson trained somehow, but Brooklyn is a different personality. She doesn't seem to want to go. She will sit on the potty and read and play but no action. Then she will have an accident while I am busy in another room. And she always tells me she's "poopy" (that's what she says for wet too) just after she has an accident. What can I do? Why am I so inept at this?
Here she is with all her entertainment. She brings all these things to the potty with her.
At least she is able to stay dry for a few hours at a time. We were able to go to Jackson's school today for his Halloween parade (all Halloween pictures will be coming soon). She stayed dry the whole time. I am committed to this. I just need some support from those who've been here and survived. (BTW, is there a T-shirt for this because I am definitely buying it!)
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Brooklyn sounds like Lexi - it's a power struggle . . . and you are going to win! =) I'm only sort of joking. I finally had to put Lexi on the potty and told her she couldn't get off until she went potty on the toilet. We watched all of Finding Nemo and then I made her sit in the bathroom for another hour or so. Finally (after I was practically insane!) she told me she wanted me to go in the other room. Once I left she went potty. If you try this tactic, you may want to wait for Dayne to be home so you have reinforcements. Kerri has a similar story - it must be a Godbold defect! (wow that was long)
I've learned each child is very different. But the one thing they all had in common is when the time changed they digressed, no matter what stage of the game we were at. So watch out next week, it may be worse than normal.
I feel your pain! Eliza took forever to potty train. We tried everything, candy, toys, stickers. Nothing worked. Then I realized that her favorite thing in the world is TV. So I told her if she sat on the toliet then she could watch 15 min of TV. After 15 min I turned it off, and I didn't turn it on again until she sat on the potty again. After a couple of days of constant TV she had it.
I'm about to start this undertaking myself, so I'll be commiserating with you very soon, I'm sure. All the advice I have gotten has been to not bother with pull-ups because they are too much like diapers and send mixed signals. I've also heard (over and over) that BRIBERY WORKS! Everyone I know gives candy only if they GO in the potty, not just for not peeing in their panties. But, I think it will be different for each kiddo. You know we will be feeling your pain soon, so maybe you can find the magic trick and share it with us!
You probably don't want to hear my advice because it is just to wait until they are ready. Child #1 Emily--forced her to be trained at age 2 because I didn't want two kids in diapers. Such a pain. Child #2 Jessica--waited until she was ready (age 3.25). One or two days, no problem, few accidents (even at night). Child #3 Brett--same age (3.25) same story, so much easier. Honestly, wouldn't you rather change a diaper than clean up a mess somewhere--gross! Child #4 Megan--at age 3.25, Brett died so I figured that even if she was trained she would have regressed at that point and didn't worry about it. At age 3.5 she decided one morning to do it and it was done. With child #5, I will do the same thing because it seems to work for my kids. Bribery does work. We have potty treats but only if they go in the toilet (I have to hear something). I also let them choose some underwear from the store that they can keep in their drawer until they are ready. Good luck
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