I'm trying to potty train my 2-1/2 yo. For the second time. The first time, I realized that I was just getting ahead of myself and was pushing her to do something she wasn't ready for. This time, she's ready. She'll actually go into another room to pull her diaper off and poop in the floor. [whataaargghsign] So, I figure, she's got to be ready.

We've been doing the Azrin/Foxx thing. A dry panties check every 15 minutes, with an M&M if she's dry and a potty run every half hour. In three days, she's peed on the potty once and in her pants more times than I can count. Am I doing something wrong, or is there something else I ought to try? Help!

Honestly, I don't have good advice when it comes to potty training. I thought my son was ready right after he turned 2 as he started wanting to pee on his potty and did it all the time as long as we were at home. Babysitter and my folks house - diaper every time. Then stopped completely when DH and I got married. Changes regress sometimes I guess.

So, I just pretty much gave up and let him go at it as he wanted. After a couple of months of adjusting to the new people in the house, he started pooping only in his potty. But ALWAYS peed in his diaper.

It took him seeing his 4 year old stepbrother getting to pee on a tree in the backyard with Daddy (ok, not something I like at all!!!!) to get him really going. After that day, he wanted Daddy to take him outside every time he had to pee. Well, we couldn't do that but he did start exclusively using the potty for everything. (Occasional outdoor peeing, oh, I hate that, hate that, hate that!)

None of that will help with a girl, I know, but maybe she really just needs more time. Don't rush it, she will learn. They all do in their own time. As for the pooping in the floor thing, well, ever thought of duck taping her diaper on? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hang in there! Sounds like you working hard at this. I did things just a little different. I gave m&m's when the pee or poop was put in the toilet. My daughter didn't fully grasp that she was getting a reward for dry panties as well as getting a reward for something in the potty. I also tried to keep my daughter on the potty for a good chunk of time by reading her books or listening to songs. And of course there are several good potty books and movies out there. My favorite is Bear in the Blue house "Potty Time". I also had my daughter pick out a bigger treat for when my daughter started going to the potty regularly, like a Little People set or new DVD.
Hope she gets the hang of it soon! :wink:

My true feeling no potty training is they WILL DO IT when they are ready. I would push my DS & the more I pushed the more he rebelled. So I let it go, and one week before he turned 3 he was going potty. PTL.. he still wears a diaper at bedtime, but we are quite proud of our little potty user :lol: My mom raised 7 & says the same!

Hugs & know that it will happen. I told another mom one time that they won't be in diapers forever!!