Potty Training

[buzybee]

Help, my little girl is 4 in a few months and i just cannot get her out of her nappies. ive tried lots of things trying to get her to use her potty but its harder than i thought. ive tried her on the toilet with a bright colourful kiddy seat and that didnt work, the local playschool wont take kids unless they are potty trained, and for my little girls sake id like to get her into it as soon as i can.

id really appriciate any advice?

[meltoadhall]

have you tried just taking her out of nappies, putting her in a pair of pants and tell her that big girls wear pants. At 4ish she should understand, otherwise maybe a trip to the gp to check there is nothing wrong.
if she is 4 in a few months does that mean that she is going to school in september? if so maybe you could push that side, have you been in touch with your health visitor?

[sense4all]

For my kids I always found it easier to potty train in the warmer weather.Turn the thermostat up let them run around in pants only to avoid accidents. We also used a book called I want my potty! We made a crown like the princess in the book and the kids pretended to be the princess ... also a ping pong ball in the loo with a smiley face or other home art on it was a big hit to encourage them into the bathroom. I used to change the ping pong ball each day to keep them weeing in there.

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[tradey]

my 3yr old has been out of nappies in the day since she was 2,,i took her out and let her choose the knickers she wanted and bought her some stickers too and each time she sat on the potty i gave her a sticker and within a few weeks she had cracked it,also if your going out take a few changes of pants and knickers,my daughter prefered the toilet anyway.just praise her all the time,she will get there dont.mine just wears pull ups just for bed,and there not as wet now either,put her on the toilet before she goes bed and when you go up put her on again,dont worry you will get there.

[buzybee]

thanks guys, no shes not startin school until september 2008, she loves to be around kids and id love to see her in playschool i know she'd love it, she understands what she has to do but to be honest she just gets lazy. the public health nurse suggested the sticker chart but it didnt work! I think ill take her out shopping for some new underwear, thanks for answering.

Fingers crossed!! ;o)

[Le Chat]

buzybee. I really feel for you! I agree with meltoadhall though. I think you need to go cold turkey. At four her laziness needs to be addressed. Buy a stack of pants and proceed. It will be an absolute pain the the backside for you but I guarantee the ******* will speak for themselves, in one week only.
Take a load of extra pants out with you and wet wipes, go for the skirt, rather than the trouser option and just make as if she is already trained. When nature takes its course, find a toilet (if you are out) and wipe and change... She'll soon see the benefits of using the toilet, especailly in this rather chilly spell.
My friend had this problem and did the above, so I am giving you tried and tested advice here!

[Fee_B77]

Could you possibly speak to the nursery and ask if she could visit for an hour or so a day. Then she'll understand the rewards to staying dry. I know my daughters pre school used to do it. Please try not to get stressed. My daughter is 5 in March and is only just not occasionally wetting her pants. You're most certainly not alone. They are very perceptive little things and personally my daughter is stubborn little moose at times. I swear most of the time she did it to wind me up. Take it easy, best of luck!!!


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[footiefan]

My daughter is 4 in a few weeks and she is fine doing wees in the toilet but I cant get her to do a poo in the toilet - have to put a nappy on her. Have tried everything and she ends up holding it in for days and getting really sore. Any suggestions how I can tackle that one!!

[angeldraws]

If you have a friend with a younger baby, take her to visit - make sure it is changing time....this can often put the child off using nappies as they don't want to be the same as a 'baby'.....who is much younger - ie 'i'm not a baby..'

[Mistopheles]

Not sure how much help this will be as I can't remember where I saw it, but I know that online somewhere I've seen a musical potty that responses to a 'successful deposit' with fanfares and applause!

[Little ducks]

Firstly i think it is really bad of you local playschool to not allow you daughter a place until she is dry! all children develop at different rates. I am a nursery nurse and believe me that once children start at nursery or pre school and they see all the other children going thought to use the toilet and more important to them wash their hand (That is really exciting to them) then the are normally very keen to ditch the nappy! If she is 4 in a few months this must mean that in September she must go to school. You should try talking to the playschool to explain the situation they should be working with parents to help, as you daughter has missed out on very important social interations that she is funded by the govenment for. If the playschool are not willing to help i suggest you look for a different setting. Good Luck

[buzybee]

About 10 days after i posted this question, my little girl cracked it!! shes out of nappies and flying it!

she started playschool last thurs, she loves it!

thanks for all your help!