Definately read some books on different methods. My son was potty trained at 2 1/2 and he's an only child and I worked crazy shifts where sometimes my 8 hours would be during the morning, evening, or night.
1.)If she goes to a babysitter, have her do the same things you are, be consistant.
2.)I kind of put him through a potty training bootcamp. He only wore diapers at night and I tried not to leave the house very much. I had him run around with no diaper on for most of the day(It was a San Diego summer lol) This showed him what happens when he pees. And I would rush him to the potty whenever he started. He was very scared to pee in the toilet, it was very weird for him. He would make a mess, so I had him sit backwards and he really enjoyed watching himself pee into the toilet.
3.)Let her see you go to the potty. Explain to her that Mommy, daddy, brother, sister, aunt, big bird, whoever all go to the big potty and only babies go in their diapers.
4.)Praise and rewards. Give a big award and go nuts if she does it in the potty, even a little bit. Anything can be an award. A sticker, a toy, or a treat. I would give my son a buzz light year gummy if he went to the potty. He used to get so excited and "BUZZ LIGHTYEAR CANDY!!?" everytime after he went. It doesn't have to be candy though. If you do the bootcamp thing, a sip of a favorite drink is a great prize so she will go pee more. The reward system works great for this age. If anyone has ever taken a psycology class you would know that you can get any being to preform certain behaviors if they can recognize the relationship of the award of the task being preformed.
5.)Accidents happen, don't dwell on them or yell at the child. You can end up making the child very scared of going potty. If it is poop then pick it up and put it in the potty. Tell her where it goes. Let her flush it and say "bye bye" to it.
6.) There are great potty books and movies you can buy for her. Read these with her everytime you take her to sit on the potty. Don't let her sit very long.
Hope this helps! |