I hate to tell my story but Sophie Kate was only what I would consider "potty trained" after 18 months. I tried everything and finally decided to gather as much information as I could and combine what I think were the best.
1. I keep her on a very rigid schedule, we go out about every three hours now (she is 3 years old).
2. Sophie Kate is crate trained and she is still crated when I am gone -she has to be for her own safety and to insure she does not potty in the house (she is a climber and had a bad fall about a year ago).
3. I treat trained, Cheerio's worked for me everytime she went outside I would give her a Cheerio, repeat the phrase "go potty" until she went. The turning point was her learning the command "go potty".
4. I started pad training last fall for when it is raining or snowing - it took about 2 weeks but she had to know the command "go potty" I still will put her on the pad from time to time she to re-inforce.
5. We go on long walks twice a day, those are the times she gets to really explore and can potty when she wants not on command.
It really took me figuring her out before I could put what worked for me into a plan. I should add that Sophie Kate will NOT signal when she has to go out, that is frustrating but the schedule helps me a lot.
Good luck and don't get discouraged.
__________________ Cheryl,Mom to  SophieKate |