I've tried my hardest with my daughter and she just does not want to do, she has before, but she just turned 2 years old at the end of February. And she is very much against it, i get all excited about using the potty and ask her if she wants her big girl underwear on and she can use the potty and she says "No". She doesn't want the stickers either.

Is it to early? I was just wondering when everyone else has done this. Should I just wait until she wants to?

My son was 37 months. He trained in 1 day. We moved when he was 35 months so I didn't push and he was NOT interested either. The street we moved to was full of kids so I gave him a ton of water to drink and told him he could play outside if he came in when he had to go, if he wet his pants he had to take a bath and stay in. He wet the first day, took a bath and watched the kids from the window. From then on he was trained! He was ready but didn't want to.

Let's see..#1 DS was about 28 months, DD was 38 mo., #2 DS was about 3 1/2 and #3 DS was 39 months or so. BUT... once they were trained, it was easy! I really learned to not push it. They will do it and usually when they want. It MAY be too early. Don't make it a battle because you won't win! LOL

Yea, I've already learned I can't win this one yet, lol.

At 2 and resisting, yep, too young. My girl was not trained until she was 3. I hated diapers but it was not worth the fight or stress.

My two boys were both 2 1/2 when trained during the day. They were not dry at night until around 4 and 6. My dd trained herself in one day the week before she turned 2, and was dry day and night from day one. I think she trained so young because her brother was just 14 months older and she wanted to do everything that he did. LOL I think that 2 is to young most of the time. Give her a few months and try again.

DS#1 was 3 1/2 and was trained in a weekend. DS#2 was born just before DS#1 turned 3, so I didn't want to push it right before the baby was born and then have him relapse. It was a PITA having two in diapers, but training DS#1 was super easy.

DS#2 was right after his 3rd birthday. He would use the potty at preschool before he turned three, but not at home -- he told me he would only go potty for 'Ms. Ronda' (his fav. preschool teacher). I told him he had to be potty trained to go to VBS and if he still had diapers, he couldn't go. That was pretty much all the motivation he needed. He still has had occassional accidents over the past year (he turns 4 next month), but only at home and never at school or when we are out.

Sarah.......mom to Jason & Devin

Son #1, was barely a year old. (He was early at everything)

Son #2, was 3 and a half

Daughter, was 2. She was more ready than I. She was literally trained in ONE day. She still has not wet the bed at night or nap time and was by far the easiest! She is now over 3.

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DS- we started just before his 3rd birthday and I would say it took a month before I could trust him not to have an accident. He's now 5 and is dry and out of Pullups at night, has been for a few months.

DD- was just over 2 1/2 and she trained in about a week and I never worried about her having accidents. SHe had a few, but they were more my fault for not stopping her and reminding her about going, or just not having a potty available (we went to the movies and she peed on the floor when we got home, just couldn't hold it any longer, my fault).

As you can see from all of our answers, it just depends on the kid. Don't frustrate yourself or her about it. Give up and relax for a while and then try again in a few months.

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I really luck out....both of my kids were potty train by the time they were 18 months old...No bed wetting accidents neither

Both of my kids were excited about using the potty chair. I think each kid is differnt.. She may be alittle scared of it , may be getting bored with it or she may just not be ready for it yet.

If she is against using the potty I would give her a small break from it.. They do have some neat little story books about using the potty. Maybe that will help when she is ready. Maybe letting her pick out story books that she can take in the restroom will also help her..... Both of my kids did this, they thought they were so grown up with their little book

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Embarrassed to say that my oldest was just over 4. He knew how to go but wouldn't go for me. DH and I went away for a week and MIL trained him and he never had an accident. Youngest was trained at 2. DH and I were on vacation and MIL and FIL had them (it's a yearly thing) and she trained DD in that week (we didn't ask or anything). She never had an accident either. I swear my MIL should open up a potty training boot camp because I know LOTS of frustrated mothers locally that have problems training

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My sons were both about 3 1/2 -4 yrs old. They fought it up until that point. The doctor said to take a break the more we fought about it the less willing they'd be. So when they finally wanted to try it they were trained in 1 day. No accidents ever or bedwetting.

My DD was just under 3. She was pretty easy too. It only took a couple days with her. But she really wanted to go on the potty when I started training her.

Good Luck!!
Jen

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My son was 3 - I was trying so hard to get him trained earlier, but he was SO stubborn! I left his diaper off and he refused to pee in the potty, he kept asking for his diaper! He decided one day that he was ready and like some of the others here, was trained in one day. No accidents, no more diapers after he decided he was ready.

DS--36 months for Pee, a bit longer for poop (he was afraid to poop on the potty). Perfect at night from the start.

DD--28 Months. I tried around 2 and she was NOT interested, so I waited and then SHE asked if she could wear underpants. She was easy, but she still needs a pullup at night over a year later...

I guess I'm in the minority becuase I thought diapers were easier! Now that My DD is trained, she has to go to the bathroom EVERYWHERE we go, its such a pain sometimes!

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Meghan is 4, and wears pullups at night. And still 'heavy' in the AM.

Sara was good, and was trained by 3. Caitlin wasn't.

Jason

both my girls were by 2 1/2 my son just turned 2 and He's well on his way to being potty trained. The easiest way I think, to potty train is to take away diapers and pull ups (obviously not every one can do this but i'm a SAHM and my son walks around in underwear all day)

DS1 was trained right after his 3rd birthday.

DS2 broke his foot the day after is 3rd birthday so he had to wait until he was out of the cast. He is now 6 and is still in pull-ups at night.

DD1 (child #3) was going to start training monday. But she is sick and on anti-biotics (sp??) and gets the runs from it. I hope to have her trained before the end of the month. We have wood floors now but are moving to a house with carpet. Did I mention she is almost 2 but is ready. She takes off her diaper just after she wets and tells me "poop" just before she goes poop. She also likes to sit on her potty when I go to the bathroom.

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Ds1 was 2.5, we'd just moved a month before-no more carpet so we went with the underpants only method. He love going in the potty and wearing unders. He had one accident while intently playing the first morning. We used diapers for over night for a week and never had a problem.

Dd was also about 2.5, it took her a few days to remember to get to the potty before actually going, lol. She was quite upset when her princess panties had to go into the wash-that was all the motivation she needed.
She stopped wearing diapers over night after about 2 weeks, she's a very deep sleeper, and we the bed 2 times in the next 3 weeks.

Ds2 is 20 months, shows no interest what so ever and won't be 2.5 until next January. If he shows interest before then, fine, if not I'll see how he feels about it around New Years

Most of my family member think my kids are freaks of nature by potty training/learning so easily, I just think they were ready-and I'm very blesses

njfl My son was 3 when I told him if he wen`t on the pot i WOULD TAKE HIM TO BUY A TOY. iN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOY STORE HE PEED ON THE FLOOR. hE STILL GOT A PRIZE.

Both of my boys had accidents (poop) until they got into a full day of school -- first grade.

We went to underwear at age 2 1/2 with both boys but it took until they got into first grade before they finally decided to poo in the potty every time. Neither ever wet their beds.

I guess I just don't know how to do it. I always felt that it would happen 'someday' but it really took a long time and was very frustrating.

Thought I'd add my story just to make you cry. Just kidding. I am the only one in this thread that had trouble. Oh well. It's the truth!

Oldest ds was three when dry all day and night- relapsed to pullups at night around 4, still in them at night, at 8- around 4 he became a sound sleeper- amen to that- he barely slept through the night for the first 4 yrs

Young ds is 4 and autistic, no where near trained and thats ok by me.
Way to many battles in my day at the moment and he isn't ready but he can read, taught himself,
some things are just easier for some then others

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All three of my children were potty trained by 2 1/2. My two girls took a little longer to stay dry all night, so Pull-ups at bedtime until age 3 to 4. In my opinion, nighttime dryness is a whole different issue. My best piece of advice (not sure if you are asking for it or not) is to buy a big bag of Hershey Kisses and put it somewhere very visible to the child. "Want" is a powerful motivator. By the time we were through with the whole bag of kisses (my children don't normally get a lot of sugary treats so this was a big deal) going on the potty was normal and I was able to go on as usual from there. Good luck!