Potty training

Unfortunately if your child isn't ready they ain't ready and no amount of forcing can change that... But the most worst thing you can do is get stressed and cry and make them cry about it because it will make them more reluctant to do it, don't want to make you feel bad but that's how it is, if they don't do it on the potty it's 'oh dear never mind next time let's try get to the potty' and make sure they sit on the potty 15/20 mins after having a drink or food, just keep reminding them and when they do sit on it make it a big deal and lots of praise even if they don't do anything and a massive song and dance when they do! It's hard work and can be very testing but honestly you've gotta have the patience of a saint and totally understanding, try again for the rest of the week but calmer if no closer than she isn't ready try again in a couple of months, and my best advice is do it completely naked from the waist down... Yes accidents on the floor but easier for them to sit down and go when needed. Good luck 🤞x

Jen is right, if they aren't ready, they aren't ready. I tried and it was so stressful the first time around that I gave up after 4 days. Left it a few months and we've been successful the second time but it just seemed to click within a few days. He still has accidents every so often and nursery was more of a challenge due to distractions but we are getting there 😊 We also did naked waist down for the first few days so they master using the potty before tackling underwear and trousers

Read the Oh crap! Potty training book xx

Agree with others that she might just need a bit more time. She’s also got two big life changes coming up - a new sibling and starting nursery and that can sometimes affect their readiness or cause them to regress with potty training anyway. Would it be worth ringing the preschool to discuss the situation? It can’t be the first time this has happened and I have known children in preschool still in nappies. Knowing where you stand on this side of things could at least take a little of the time pressure off.

Hey, waiting was the best advice I was given. I started my son shortly after his 2nd birthday last year, this was simply because of pressure from others but he wasn’t ready. I took the advice from my mum, who saw it was stressing him , thus I waited for when he showed signs and was ready. In August this summer he randomly asked to wear his spider-man pants and would put his superhero figures on the potty and that’s when I knew he was ready. It took a total of 2 weeks. By the time he started pre school in September- they were consistent with him and supported me. I wish you all the best, I know it’s hard. I’m also pregnant with my second, so can emphasise how important this is to you. My son loved watching potty training videos, role playing with his toys and loved picking his pants with his favourite cartoon characters. We’d also put orange squash in the potty to pretend his toys had a wee x

We just did nothing on the bottom half for a week and monitored and encouraged potty when wee started saying hold it please and then after that trousers but commando and fully potty trained in a few weeks. The knickers will just be too confusing as it feels the same to them as the nappy did.