My 2 year old is in the middle of extensive potty training over the next few days. She doesn't usually have any accidents when running around naked, but the second I put training pants or actual underwear on her... She has an accident.

Sigh. Anyone have experience with this? I can't get her to understand that she needs to still go to the potty when she is wearing underwear or a training diaper.

And yes, she knows how to pull them down if she needs to.


Suggestions, Advice? Help?

I have heard the same thing about letting them run around naked. Several of our friends have had similar results. Our son, Caydn, will be four in October, and it continues to be a struggle. We have tried the potty videos, and anything else we find, but we still have sopping wet pull-ups, or soaked "big boy pants." Some days he does very well, he tells us that he must go potty and maintains a dry set of drawers. Other days, he wets enough to sink the titanic. I'm at a loss also. Everyone says that time will train.

When my daughter was going through the potty training thing I took her shopping to buy her big girl undies. It was a big thing. She picked them out and it was the only thing we purchased at the store. I gave her the money at the register and she paid the cashier and carried the bag to the car. They were her favorite characters at the time. I don't know maybe Barney and the Little Mermaid or something like that. She was very proud of "HER" first big girl shopping trip and the fact that she did it all herself. We talked about how it would be nice to be careful of her new undies and to try and not pee on Barney. She never had another accident. Well I am not sure if it had anything to do with it or she was just ready but hey I was not complaining.

We read the books. We listened to other people. We listened to our parents (BIG mistake).

We tried the training diaper. We tried the naked thing. We let him roam around wet and stinky. All of these techniques worked. None of these techniques worked.

What it finally came down to (in his case) was that he was ready when he was ready. Potty training was a done deal in a very short period of time. I can't even remember how long it took, but it was a pretty rapid transition...these things being relative. I know a kid who is a month older than my son, and he's still in diapers. That's a 3 1/2 year old who isn't potty trained.

Davis (my son) was over this by the time he was 3. Still has bed issues...but that's fairly common. 3 nights out of seven are wet. The ballance favours dry nights. Good for him.


I usually get up in the night to drain him, and in the morning, he gets up by himself and heads straight to the john for a morning pee. AND he flushes the toilet.

Sorry...this was supposed to be about potty training, and not my perfect son.

Bottom line: don't sweat it. Toodles will figure it out. Encourage and reward and be observant.

My $.02.

Let me know how it goes.

Posted by shellyl When my daughter was going through the potty training thing I took her shopping to buy her big girl undies. It was a big thing. She picked them out and it was the only thing we purchased at the store.

Yeah! We tried that a few months ago. She picked out Dora the Explorer and Hello Kitty undies.

She even picked out her big 'reward/gift' that she get's after she is fully potty training. It is on top of the fridge as a visual reminder and motivator.

*sigh*

HEHEHE KK Davis is perfect. Just ask any of us proud mommas and pappas, we'll tell ya the same thing.

Squidgit KK is right, when she is ready it will happen toot sweet. One day wet panties and then all of a sudden never again. Hang in there!

For every incident, execute a stuffed animal.

Posted by MutantMandias For every incident, execute a stuffed animal.

thats a GREAT idea since she has about 34092830498 stuffed bears, dogs, bunnies and other random crap that I can't stand

Posted by Captain Obvious http://i58.photobu...keBentley/bear.jpg

HAHAHAHAHAHA.