Hi all,
My almost three year old won't go anywhere near a potty or a toilet.
I started testing the potty training water with her at 2 years old. We bought a potty and the Elmo potty training DVD and she just wasn't interested.
A few moths later we took her to the 'potty shop' (Kiddicare) so she could choose her own big girl potty. She spent the whole time saying 'no no, not the potty', slamming any potty lids down that we put up and placing any potty's we showed her back on the shelf!
Every time the potty is in the room she simply picks it up and puts in back in the bathroom (or chucks it over the stair gate). If we try and pick her up to sit on the toilet or potty she screams and gets herself in a right state.
She'll occasionally tell me she's done a wee (like twice a week) but always denies doing a poo (even though I know for sure she has) other than that she happily sits in it without mentioning it all day - and still resists me changing her.
She suffered from constipation really badly between the ages of 18 months - 2.5 years.
She always comes in with me, and we do the 'what does mummy have to do next' when I'm going and she say's 'wipe, flush the chain, wash your hands, dry your hands, finished!'. But refuses to have a go herself.
I've brought her pull ups and 'big girl knickers' but she gets in a state when I get them out.
So... this afternoon we are going to make a 'potty reward chart' together and then tomorrow we are going to stay indoors with her nappy off and see how that goes?
Any advice or stories of how you did train a reluctant 3 year old who be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
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TheMummyBean · 22/04/2013 12:52
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