I did all the basics, we got the pretty underwear (Thanks Aunt Ruth), we got a little potty, we have a ring for the big potty etc. etc. Alanah loves her pretty underwear so I told her how important it was to keep it dry and not to pee in it...
Alanah says "Mommy, mommy, I pee!" we drop everything and go running for the potty, she sits for 30 seconds and then gets up and said "I pee". It's turned into a game, and we NEVER see any liquid of any kind in the potty. At least Noah would pour water in the potty and tell us he went. That little one is to smart for his own good.
I asked Alanah where the pee was, she is trying to show me right now! :) It's gotta be in here somewhere...
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Ok first of all remember she is still only 2. She may not be Feeling the signals that she has to go yet. Both of my girls potty trained themselves towards the end of their 2nd year. So you still have plenty of time to freak out. I still have a 3 year old boy who is NOT potty trained yet. He just started. So give it some time and let her get used to the idea before you freak. Hope this helps,
Dawn
I'm done buying chlorine free, Seventh Generation diapers and I never did cloth diaper with the size she is in now...I've been doing diapers for 5 years now, I'm want to be down to having 1 in diapers. :)
Oh, potty time...fun fun fun.
I have 3 girls, no boys, so I can't tell ya which is easier.
All my girls trained between 2-2.5 years.
I brought the potty chair in the living room, let them wear an easy-to-hike-up dress, no undies (for the first few days), and we just sort of lived in the living room for a few days. I'd remind them every 10 minutes to go sit on the potty.
It wasn't fail proof, but it did result in a mostly-potty-trained girl within a week.
Still did diapers at night for a month or two until they got control.
I hope she catches on quick for ya. I remember the days of having 2 in dipes, and also babysitting 2 in dipes. That was like 100 diaper changes a day or something. Ugh.
I'll be prayin' for ya :)
Okay, are you ready? Pick 2 days and completely clear your schedule (you may even need to drop Homeschool for the 2 days unless you pick a day where Dusty is home or a weekend).
Supplies: Get her favorite drink (sugar is okay, it will only be used for a day or two - she has to LOVE IT), get out your carpet cleaning supplies (or restrict her and everyone else to the kitchen for the day), get a doll, a timer, a cup of water and a straw.
Got it?
Next: So the trick with potty training is muscle memory. Get the whole family together (w/o Alanah there) and tell them you're going to need their help to teach her how to go potty. This is what they are to do...
Leia says with tons of excitement in her voice, "Alanah! Dolly has to go potty, what should she do?"
Everyone says "go to the potty chair!" in super happy fun excited voices.
So Leia picks up dolly and runs into the bathroom (everyone else excitedly runs after her), sits dolly on the chair (cup of water and straw conveniently behind dolly and chair somewhere and before Alanah sees, Leia fills up straw with water, plugs the top of the straw to keep water in, puts straw behind dolly so no one can see the straw and waits until Alanah gets in the bathroom) and as Leia calls everyone's attention to between the dolly's legs where any moment they will start to see water drizzling into the potty.
Leia says, "Alanah, is there any pee pee in the toilet?
Alanah looks and sees the wet and hopefully responds in the positive.
Everyone erupts into a party! Jumping, screaming, clapping, laughing, hugging, praising the dolly, patting the dolly saying "dolly went pee pee on the toilet!" "dolly is such a big girl!" "Alanah is going to be a big girl too pretty soon!"
Alanah will most likely be a little dumbfounded but might start joining in as she sees everyone so excited and wants to be a part of it all. The party needs to last a good 30-sec to a minute.
Then you ask Alanah if she would like to go pee pee like the dolly. If she does, let her, it's likely she still won't go, but the important thing is that she: take down her pants, sit on the toilet for a time, tell you she's done, try to wipe, stand up, pull up her pants and walk away. This is the muscle memory part.
So now, with the party done. Leia sets the timer for 15-20 minutes, takes off Alanah's underwear or diapers (yes she is commando) and breaks out the Koolaid or other super yummy drink and pours Alanah a big cup (keeping it full the whole day). Today is potty day, and everyone is "celebrating" the dolly's huge accomplishment!
Every 15 minutes (as Leia is making sure Alanah is filling her bladder with yummy drink sufficiently), Leia and Alanah go to the potty and practice. Alanah pulls down her pants, sits on potty for a time, tries to go, says "all done" when she thinks she is, tries to wipe, stands up, pulls up her pants. Leia gives Alanah a hug for a good practice but keeps it fairly low key (remember the party is for when she actually goes). Then Leia, sets the timer for 10-15 minutes and keeps Alanah's drinking.
10 min later, the muscle memory cycle starts all over again. And be sure everyone is prepped and ready to throw a GIANT party when Alanah finally pees in the toilet (at some point the Koolaid will have to come out!).
If Alanah starts to have an an accident on the floor, she will feel the liquid running down her legs and might freak out a little - that's okay, you want her to hate the feeling. As soon as it's happened (without being angry - remember you don't want any emotion tied to the accident...you don't want her thinking anything "exciting" happens when she does that), quickly take Alanah's hand, run her into the bathroom, and start the muscle memory cycle. She probably won't have any pee left but still give her the low-key hug for a "good practice". Then go clean up the mess.
Keep up this cycle until Alanah finally goes in the toilet and everyone has a huge screaming 30-second party for her.
Then continue this pattern for the next day or two. The idea is to BURN into her brain, exactly what she is to do when she gets the urge to go and after a while, the simple act of pulling her pants down, and sitting on the potty will begin to trigger her need to go.
Usually, this works in 2-3 days and they are potty trained for good. If it doesn't work in 2-3 days, put her back in diapers, take all her pretty panties and put them in a box (in front of her) and lovingly tell her that when she is ready to try again, you'll get her pretty panties out again. Wait a week or 2 and try again.
Let me know how it goes. I know a bunch of kids who were potty trained this way. Cole was, and it worked for Ava but I did it right before we moved to ID so it didn't stick and when we got here, within 2 weeks, ON HER OWN, she potty trained herself!
Amanda~
Now that's a game plan!! I'm so going to try that...
everything Amanda said, yes it works.....
lilliah was three when she finally decided she wanted to go pee in the potty....we're still working on #2...she knows when she has to go (she hides in her room) but just won't sit on the potty...arg! i'm trying a treasure chest (a jewlery box with all kinds of things she loves) for her to play with only when she's going poo in the potty...we'll see how that works good luck!
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