Potty training tips - Mouths of Mums

“Good morning, I love reading the questions and encouraging responses to help other mums out there and am hoping someone might be able to help me with a potty issue with my gorgeous 3.5yr old cherub. My 3.5 yr old has been toilet trained for No1’s since just before turning 2.5 yrs old and happily uses the big toilet for this. She has done No2 in the potty since just before turning 3, however no matter what I try I cannot seem to encourage her to do No2 on the big toilet. She has a special butterfly step, i read books to her and we also chose a special toilet seat to go on the big toilet. She works herself up so much and just is adamant that she doesn’t want to use the big toilet. Sometimes it becomes a little difficult if we are out as she will hang on until she gets home to potty. Any help would be gold – thank you so much:) Thank you so much.” Do you have any potty training tips?

Posted by Tania, 03/05/13

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- - jodie80 said
  - 31 Mar 2014
    10:29 am
maybe a small rewards each time he goes
- - aussiemum said
  - 28 Feb 2014
    10:08 pm
How did this story end? My sister is going through something similar and I would love to hear your tips.
- - kathryn said
  - 29 Dec 2013
    6:22 pm
About to start toilet training too so glad to hear from other mums about this.
- - coppin85 said
  - 29 Dec 2013
    11:57 am
i hope it went well
- - meltingmoment said
  - 02 Dec 2013
    11:45 am
Hope you managed to find the answer you were looking for.
- - mggarner said
  - 28 Nov 2013
    12:16 pm
Good luck and hopefully they will learn soon
- - mggarner said
  - 27 Nov 2013
    3:06 pm
How did your training go?
- - kjgarner said
  - 28 Oct 2013
    9:44 am
How did you end up going?
- - meltingmoment said
  - 27 Oct 2013
    3:09 pm
If she goes to kinder or day care their toilets are smaller – maybe see if they could encourage her to use those ones – and if she sees other kids doing it , may help.
- - snoopy said
  - 25 Oct 2013
    12:47 pm
It seems so frustrating the process of potty training, don’t stress too much, all of a sudden they will just get it one day and never look back.
- - missmanic said
  - 03 Oct 2013
    10:42 pm
Thanks heaps for posting, was also wondering.
- - lynzstevo said
  - 31 Aug 2013
    10:35 pm
I hope things have improved
- - lynzstevo said
  - 29 Aug 2013
    9:57 am
My daughter was similar but she used to hide in her room or under the table to poo. You just have to keep gently encouraging her to do it on the big toilet. Be patient, it will happen.
- - tinkz said
  - 24 Aug 2013
    8:43 pm
Once my daughter decided she wanted to go it didnt take long just got to keep reminding them to go to the toilet if they need my daughter started 2 weeks ago and is 2 and a half and is now fully toilet trained
- - a-edwards said
  - 21 Aug 2013
    2:42 pm
My daughter was the same. Can’t remember wot I did but it just takes time!
- - rach1292 said
  - 20 Aug 2013
    9:08 pm
Best of luck
- - rach1292 said
  - 20 Aug 2013
    9:06 pm
I recommend going to big w and buy one of those character pottys that pull apart bottom half gets turned over and Is a stool to step onto and top half clips on the big toilet so that way she would be still on her potty seat
- - sallty said
  - 20 Aug 2013
    9:01 am
Its all just a matter of patience and when they’re ready. If she’s doing them in the potty, it will come soon enough.
- - traceyi said
  - 19 Aug 2013
    8:16 pm
gosh the age old question which we beat ourselves up over. when they’re ready
- - lovi said
  - 30 Jun 2013
    12:55 pm
I wouldn’t push her – leave it for a few months then come back to it