My daughter refuses to potty train: Advice?

If they are scared of it try a cute potty seat. Or put a cute sticker on the lid

Let her do it on her own. Offer treats but donā€™t force her she will not do it if you make her. Canā€™t fight in the potty

Have her wear regular underwear. A few times soiling her clothing should cure this.

Most girls, if they have an accident. They will understand cause they DO NOT WANT TO BE WET, use UNDERWEAR

My son would also refuse. So l let him be, 1mth before his 4th birthday, he startedā€¦ he 5 now

When she is ready, she will go, leave her alone

Make her wear big girl underwear and take her shopping and let her pick her own potty out. Might help. Worked for my sister.

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Sheā€™s not ready if she refusing Iā€™d just take her to the potty with me when I go and when sheā€™s ready she start going

Can you get a seat over the toilet bowl for her to use?

I have a 2 year old (3 in August) and sheā€™s the same way

Take your time. We did lots of pantless days in summer out side. :slight_smile:

No one is walking down the wedding isle in pampers.

In Africaā€¦come for advice
ā€¦at 1year and half

Should have started this LONG before now. Whoā€™s in charge here?

Have you tried training straight on the toilet?

My first was ā€œlateā€ with potty training. Heā€™s 7 now and nobody cares or reflects on it :woman_shrugging:t3:

Let it go for now. Start again in a few months. One thing you canā€™t make someone do is go to bathroom.:joy:

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Put panties on her. She will hate being wet. Girls arw different than boys. Prayers for you and your famā¤

She isnt ready !!!dont force her it will Traumatize her .

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Put her on the potty an then turn the water on in the sink, the sound of running water helps .

I say take it at her place! She will when she is ready

Stop pressuring her. Try again later.

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Leave her be. She will when sheā€™s ready

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Sheā€™s not ready, she will be donā€™t worry

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She refused and freaked out. Stop buying pull ups

I wouldnt push it! She will when she is ready.

Meh. My son is almost 12 and still not potty trained :rofl: oh well. It is what it is but yā€™all got me beat for sure :rofl::rofl::rofl: #specialneedsmom

Meeeee right now!! Sheā€™s afraid to seat on the potty :persevere::persevere::sob::sob:

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Chill. When she is ready, she will do it on her own. When she is 16, no one will be able to tell .

Be Patient !!! All in time. Keep in mind every child is different.
Donā€™t force this on heršŸ™šŸ»

Have patience! Let her do it on her own time.

I gotta be honest, mine potty trained at the day care. Let the professionals do it, lol!

A cute toilet seat and a find a book celebrating potty training.

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Just give her time and donā€™t stress over it,she can sense it.

Of my seven kids, theyā€™ve trained anywhere from 18 months (decided she wanted princess undies like her big sister) to 4 for our first-born, brilliant but strong-willed son. We found that if we played it chill, introduced the potty, and let them decide when to do it, the potty training happened in about 2 days. When we listened to the pediatrician and were trying to make it happen at a certain time with a certain method, it was a complete disaster that scarred us for life. After our first kid took over 2 years to potty train, we were so reluctant to try again that our 2nd and 3rd kids trained themselves in 2 days with the minimal effort of us buying pretty undiesā€”we didnā€™t even have a kid potty at that moment. After that we just bought cool undies, showed them how to use the potty and waited. Iā€™m a no-drama mama, I guess. I wish I could go back and slug the pediatrician who told me I HAD to start training my 18-month-old son or it would be too late to do it right and Iā€™d be walking my kid to his first day of school in a diaper. Thanks for the 2 years of hell, Doc.

Mine was 4 before she was potty trained ā€¦ She would hold it all day till we put a pull up on for bedtime ā€¦ She will go when she is ready ā€¦donā€™t force her just roll with it ā€¦ Or try a potty chair ā€¦ She will get there hugs

Sheā€™ll start learning when sheā€™s ready, just give her time.

She will eventually get it. Donā€™t stress Mama !

Doesnā€™t sound like she is ready!!

I offered my daughter treats after potty time!

My 4 yr old daughter refuses too.

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They always learn to goā€¦

Let her be and just observe you ā€¦donā€™t make a big deal of it ā€¦she will when you least expect her to be ready

Maybe sheā€™s just not ready.

Sheā€™s not ready. Revisit in a couple months.

Take the diaper off and let her walk in her undies

The Elmo potty time movie is good too.

She will when she is ready, try her with the big girl toilet

Wait. Sheā€™ll do it herself. No need to panic or rush it.

Sheā€™s not readyā€¦ They have to be ready or it wonā€™t work

It takes patience make it fun make it exciting like a game

It has to be on her time!

Give her more timeā€¦ she may not be ready

Give her time sheā€™s not ready

Give her time donā€™t push it

Iā€™m going through the same thing

Donā€™t push. She will when sheā€™s ready.

sheā€™s 3 give her a breakā€¦sheā€™ll let you know

Wait til she is 4. Iā€™m serious.

Girls go when they are good and damn well ready. You cant ask, beg, plead or bribe them into it.

Give it time. She will get it. 3 is when I started with mine. Tried to do it before they were 3 and they just were not ready.

Wait til sheā€™s readyā€¦sheā€™ll let you know.

Shes still a babyā€¦when she is ready she will let you know

Sat her on the flush backwards and let her write on the cover with maker that erases

Wait 6 months, try again

Wait donā€™t force her, she not ready

Sheā€™ll do it when sheā€™s ready

Just keep trying sheā€™ll go eventually

She will when shes ready. U cant force it

My 3 yr old also so following my dr said dont force it.

Wait until sheā€™s ready

Sheā€™s 3 calm down and wait til she is ready

If she isnā€™t ready donā€™t push.

Take diaper away completly put pantys on only

She will do it when ready

Wait till sheā€™s ready.

Make her change herself

Do not use pull ups or disposable diapers. The absorbent material makes them comfortable. Use cloth diapers and the plastic covers. When it is uncomfortable and takes a lot of time to change, she will decide to use the toilet. Because it is faster.

Put her on her potty every time you go & keep explaining how sheā€™s big & doing if girl stuff just like mommy even how her big girl panties are like mommyā€™s ā€¦

Play a game you go potty then tell her now you do it

Wait. 6 months till her tiny no d matures. Sheā€™s still little

Wait until theyā€™re ready.

Sheā€™s 3, give her a break.

Itā€™s not time then! Donā€™t force it

Hey. 3. Age isnā€™t a miracleā€¦ Treat each child. As there maturity Is

Wait till she is ready.

YouTube Princess Polly Goes Potty

Leave her , ever 21 year old know how to go pottyšŸ˜€

Have you been trying all along?

Take her with u and put on the tiolet

I let them decided because once they are really ready, they just do it. My boys were three and a half and the other was almost four. My girls were almost three too . One day, they decided they wanted to be potty trained and rarely had accidents after that day . With my sons, I gave them the choice to go to preschool or the babysitterā€™s house if they wAnted to still stay in diapers and guess what! They chose chose school instead and I will say, I was really nervous about the first week with both of them that I would get a phone call but it never happened. Please donā€™t make it a battle. Your girl will do it with no pressure when she is ready

This type of seat that fits on the toilet seat made a huge difference in assisting our adventures with grand babies. Consistent trips to the potty and a special celebration with clapping, encouragement or a small sticker helped. Each child gets it at their own stage. Just sitting on the potty could be stressful. This insert helps to feel safe.

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They make these cute little pottys at walmart/target that are an exact replica of a normal toilet. Cool thing for girls, it comes in hot pink! :slight_smile:

Iā€™ve been in preschool for 8 years and I worked with 2 & 3 yr olds the whole time. I also have 4 children of my own. Donā€™t put too much pressure on her. She will eventually become interested. Too much pressure will have the opposite affect many times. Just keep trying to encourage her.

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Iā€™m a firm believer in waiting until they are ready. I waited with my daughter after pushing 2 separate times, when she was ready, it literally took her ONE DAY! She never went back to diapers after that. Even at night, she would cry if we put a diaper on her. Follow her but donā€™t be afraid to be a little more assertive if you feel she is ready but just being lazy. Best of luck!! You got this!

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Tough love. Playing games she is. Kids are naturally ready at 18 months so no way she is not.

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My daughter was potty trained before 2. Pull ups did not work for her. Waste of money in my opinion.
Put panties on her. Yes she had a few accidents, but hated wet or dirty underwear. Worked for her.

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What I did with my son, took 1 week and no accidents. Take her to potty every 2 hours, if she doesnt go, take her every 20 min til she does. Once she goes, every 2 hours again. And mnmā€™s are a great reward. He got it in days. I was sick of buying pullups thatd hed pee in anyway.

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Book for potty train is a big help for my two kidsā€¦ now my 3yrs old boy can pee and poo on his ownā€¦

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Wait until she is ready! My middle daughter was the same way! Would flat out tell us ā€œno, Iā€™m not ready yet!ā€ :woman_shrugging: she was damn near 4 before she even considered it, like would almost cry if we tried to put her in the potty (big or small) one day she just decided it was time.
At first we tried to push it since my oldest daughter was potty trained at 2 and my middle was already 3 and just wasnā€™t ready!

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