Parenting Big Kids (5-8) Support Group

When we first started we left the potty in the living room.It was in plain view of them and we would not have to go to the bathroom each time.Just remind him/her ever 15 minutes do you have to potty or pee pee.Come up with a reward system each time they use it.It don't have to be much maybe a sticker/candy.When you go take the potty with you and show them how it done.Say something like use it like mommy.

when we were having trouble with our daughter,we used tatoo's,it worked for her.but all children were diffrent.if you can get her to sit on the potty give her a m$m or something and when she "goes on the potty" give her a better reward.good luck!

When we potty trained our daughter we used a "poop chart," which were basically princess stickers stuck to colorful construction paper everytime she sat on the potty. But getting her to sit on the potty is the key, I know, and the only thing I can recommend is letting her watch YOU sit on the potty. Sometimes that can break the ice.

Why is she so afraid? What happened?

She sat on it once and had a poo in it. That is all i can think of.
She really screams.
Its awfull.
:-(

It's a real breakthrough that she actually went poo on the potty! My daughter was a real screamer too. Everyone told me she would eventually potty train when she was good and ready. She is particularly stubborn, so they were right. It took until she was 4 & 1/2! My son was 2 and 9 months. Children are different.

My son was also a late bloomer when it came to potty training.

Most important thing that we did, was that every time daddy went to the potty, son went with him. Then it was like a "contest" to see who could go potty first. It worked great for him, because he's very competitive and likes to make everything a contest, so he would always try to see if he could "beat daddy" at going to the potty.

Best of luck to you.

And the other posters are absolutley right, every child is different.

Take her with you to the potty. Even if she doesn't sit on her own potty just have her in the rest room with you. I know, the bathroom is a place of privacy and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for "each" visit, if you know what I mean but it definitely helps them seeing that you do the same. Maybe even take her to the store and let her pick out her own potty or potty seat. Also show her the underwear and how cute it is. This worked for my oldest daughter, she had her eye on a package of Winnie the Pooh underwear and I would tell her as soon as she used the potty we could buy those for her. Very shortly after that she was potty trained and we went and bought the underwear. Keep in mind that day potty trained can be a completely different thing than night time potty trained. It's takes longer for the night potty training but it wil;l come eventually.