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We have 4 children 16 to 5. I was so smug because all of the older ones were so easy - they pretty much did it myself - the "baby" however about killed me. The only thing that worked was to withhold stuff. She was almost 4 when she was fully trained. She would pee - but no poopy. She'd hold it all day long and then go in her pants.
We got a pool and she could not go swimming unless she poopied that day. It too awhile - but she got it.
My husband now is trying to talk to me about another one since the baby went to Kindergarten - no thanks!!!
I have no children but have babysit through two children during potty training. Here are things they tried. For one child, the family used silver-wrapped Tic Tacs as a reward for trying to potty. They come in a plastic container; CVS sells them. The candy is little and round and each is individually wrapped. The little girl adored them and was very happy to try to potty for one. The family would not offer it each time they asked her to try potty, but she always remembered to ask. If she did #1 or #2, everyone clapped and cheered. Also they kept her home for a solid week during potty training, so by that logic your idea of waiting until you are on vacation in December might be a good idea. They did not use pull ups but kept using a diaper at night for a few months. The second family, they used pull ups. No treats or rewards, just asked the little boy if he had to go every hour or so.
I agree that all kids are different...we all learned and your daughter will too. Good luck to you and your family.
My youngest is 2.5 and we are in the process of trying to train him now. He does well going #1 but he has yet to go #2 on the potty. He will go in his pants and then take them off and dump it himself in the toilet. He kinda understands that that is where it is supposed to go but won't do it on the toilet. Any ideas?
My littlest hated taking the time to sit there - we bought her a cd player and kids music that she could only listen to while "trying." It didn't really help her cause she was so stubborn she'd sit there until her little legs fell asleep and then get up and go in her pants - but I thought it was a good idea - something they could only use on the potty!!
Like most everyone else stated, all kids go at their own pace. I potty trained my daughter 1 week before her 2nd bday and that was it, she was done. I don't think you're trying to early. It basically took a full week and a lot of commitment!!! My daughter and I decorated a "potty/sticker chart" together w/ lots of markers and glitter on posterboard (it was a lot of fun).
We had a 2 week chart divided into each day and everytime she used the potty she'd get a sticker. I'd previously tried rewarding her w/ a few m&m's (didn't work well). She loved the process of choosing a sticker, putting it on the chart, and the best part was when daddy came home and she'd proudly count all the stickers she earned that day. It took 6 days of basically not leaving the house, I did put her in underwear for the whole day and diaper at night. On the 7th day, we ventured out to lunch (it was a special celebration lunch of using the potty all week) and she did fine. I did have her drink lots of liquids, so she'd need to go frequently, and get used to feeling like she needed to pee. About 2 months later, she transitioned to wearing underwear at night and that was it. I feel lucky she did it early and it was easy, no problems. My friends have had terrible times trying to potty train.
Everyone has their own ideas, but this worked for me and my daughter. I definitely think it would be good for you to do during your Christmas break, just get it done and over with. A lot of parents try for a day or two, then stop, then try again a month down the road, I think it's easier to just get it over with.
Two kids, daughter trained at 2.5, son trained at 3.2 (boys tend to be later).
With both the only thing that worked was putting them in underwear, and the result was miraculous, both trained in a couple of days. I'm not even sure how, the underwear just encouraged them to do it. Just watch out for accidents the first few days till they get consistent.
I think the main thing to remember is to be consistent and to basically "throw a party" when she goes potty in the potty. Singing, clapping, stickers, just having her think "wow, I did something really good." Also, keep in mind that 2 is young. That is not a judgement and it is not too young to start working on this, but you have to expect accidents. Just remain consistent, "throw a party" after using the potty, and she will come around
We stopped using diapers and told our child that we would give him the daiper money every week until he saved up enough for the Lightning McQueen drivable car ($200). It's bribery, but it worked. Everyone's happy. He has his fancy set of wheels and we don't have to pay for or deal with dirty, stinky diapers. He was older than your child and we had to get him potty-trained to start pre-school. That deadline really helped motivate us.
I remember a new pediatrician asking me when my son was potty trained. And I didn't remember. We were pretty open in our house and my son just saw us, then he imitated us.
Also, this may be TMI, but we were bathroom readers and we had kid books by his potty chair.
Of course, we would praise him when he went in the potty. Never shamed him, but my DH would have dry heaves when changing a dirty diaper...that may have had something to do with it, too.
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If she did #1 or #2, everyone clapped and cheered. Also they kept her home for a solid week during potty training, so by that logic your idea of waiting until you are on vacation in December might be a good idea. They did not use pull ups but kept using a diaper at night for a few months. The second family, they used pull ups. No treats or rewards, just asked the little boy if he had to go every hour or so.
