My DD is 2.8 and has been showing an interest in the toilet and the potty for a while now, we have been reading Princess Polly etc and she is very excited by the potty, wearing pants, using toilet paper, flushing the toilet and washing her hands. The only thing she doesn't do is the actual act of weeing and pooing!
We have had three attempts all led by her wanting to wear pants that I have given up on after a day/day and a half as she simply has had too many accidents and I didn't think she had the bladder control needed, she now knows when she is weeing but doesn't seem to know when she needs to go.
Once again she has refused to wear nappies this morning and only wants pants, but when I ask her if she will do her "business" on the potty she says no. I keep asking if she needs the toilet and she always replies no, I have just now persuaded her to sit on the potty watching my iPad, it's been over an hour and a half since I removed her nappy, I just know as soon as she finished watching peppa pig she will get off the potty and immediately wee.
I just don't know what to do, how long should I give it before I give up, and if she doesn't know she needs to go does that mean she isn't ready? The last thing I want to do is push her into it and end up with issues but I feel like its been taken out of my hands, I don't want to force her back into nappies and put her off pants.......I'm in such a mess, and tips greatly appreciated!!!
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MrsSheepiness · 24/04/2013 10:08
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