Sunday, 25 June 2017

Day two of potty training: Should I just give up and try again in a few weeks? Or keep pushing?


My daughter turned two at the beginning of May. A month or so before she turned two I started thinking about potty training so I asked her daycare how they handled it. They told me that in the one year old room they don't potty train but as soon as she started going to the two year old room they immediately start sitting her on the potty and they recommended that I start sitting her on the potty immediately so she is used to it. So I went out and bought a little potty and starting having her sit on it in the mornings and evenings. She happily obliged but rarely actually peed in it. When she transferred to the two year room she started refusing to sit on the potty. She honestly was just having a hard time in general because her whole routine was changed and she needed time to adjust. So I asked the daycare how she was doing with the potty and they told me that they weren't potty training her yet. Apparently I was misinformed and they wait until the parents tell them to start. I decided she wasn't ready and abandoned the potty for several weeks.Now fast forward to this weekend. I felt she was ready and had started having her sit on the potty periodically throughout the week just to warm her up to it. Friday I took her to the store and bought her "big girl panties". And she was so excited to wear them! I started making her sit on the potty every 30 minutes. And if she started to pee while not on the potty I would quickly put her on the potty to let her finish. The thing is now she freaks out every time she pees and won't go even if she's on the potty. Today she held it until around 11 am. She was doing the potty dance and I tried to tell her to sit on the potty and go but she refused. She finally just lost control and started peeing and I quickly sat her on the potty but she kept trying to get off. I don't think she even finished. I think she got control halfway through and is holding it again. I don't know why she gets so upset when she pees. I never get mad at her. I clap and tell her I'm proud of her when she goes in the potty. I tell her it's okay and comfort her when she starts to pee on the floor and I quickly move her to the potty. I can tell she gets the concept but for some reason she just freaks out.So now my husband are debating if we should keep going. It's only the beginning of day two. Should we keep trying? Should we change our method? Or should we just go back to diapers and try again in a few weeks? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2t9wY7z

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