Spiderman Baby Potty Pants Multipack Toddler Training Underwear, Spidy 3, 18 Months (Pack of 3)

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but I believe my daughter is ready, just that I am going about it the wrong way and need to find a less stressful way of getting her to pooh without her nappy on. Your daughter doesn't sound ready- I don't know many two-year-olds who are really ready to fully learn, and go independently. My daughter (around 2) did go through a phase where the toddler potty was scary and we left it entirely alone and let her come back to play with it when she was ready. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

You really, really, really don't want to turn this into a power struggle, especially about bowel movements. Dumping the poo out of the diaper into the toilet and flushing it down helps to make the connection too. Praise her for the time she spends on the potty in any form at all, clothed, naked and peeing, just being near it. I would be freaked out, too, if some bigger person picked my nekkid ass up and moved me to another room/piece of furniture at arbitrary times for no apparent reason, and it was all centered around bodily functions that are normally something private that I prefer to maintain full control over without involving others. We started watching the Elmo video but it is SO American (we are Australian) and I think she finds it hard to relate to, also it does seem aimed at older kids, I wonder if there is anything simpler out there that is effective.

I have a friend who has the stubbornest kid I have ever met and they twice had to take her to the hospital to have an impaction removed. Ask MetaFilter is a question and answer site that covers nearly any question on earth, where members help each other solve problems.

You kinda just have to roll with it as a parent and not add anything else to the mix or you'll be the one causing unnecessary stress for you both. It took quite a while for her to get past it, and it was extremely frustrating for me, but she did eventually, and never had accidents once she did. I had to go and clean myself off and couldn't comfort her straight away, and she was left in the lounge room screaming while I was in the bathroom taking my clothes off.At 23 months, while it'd certainly be very nice if she were ready, it's not the end of the world if she needs more time. When they can not only identify the need to go, but actually hold it until they're in the appropriate place, and can manage their clothing (in all weather, especially snow suits! The way it was explained to me, by an early childhood educator with four kids of her own, is that you can start potty training them at 2, and work on it for 6 months to a year, or you can start closer to 3 and be done in a month. she cried for quite a while and then fell asleep in my arms, she was so worn out from being so upset.