Potty Training!!!!

I bribed my sons and it worked. However I didn't call it bribery. I called it being rewarded for appropriate behavior. My sons were both potty trained in November cause I tried the "letting them run around without clothes" in the summer and they peed in my plants. So I stuck their butts in underwear with their favorite cartoon characters on them. Spongebob and Spiderman. and I told them that big boys don't go potty in their underwear and they wouldn't want to get Spongebob and Spiderman dirty. Each time they would go to the bathroom to potty I would give them each 3 swedish fish (their favorite candy at that time)and it only took one time of having an accident for each of them and having to sit in it while they were told that upset Spiderman or Spongebob and now we had to throw their underwear away for them to not go in their pants any longer. My sons were 3 and 4 at this time and were able to comprehend what I was telling them. But I cannot stress enough that when they come to you and say "I have to go potty" you must stop what you are doing at that very moment because they don't realize they can hold it then any accidents she might have waiting on you will just get the idea in her head that if you are too busy she can go in her pants. I potty trained two boys in 3 days. Just another one of my shining accomplishments...lol. Give it a try, it can't hurt.

First of all, how old is she...maybe she just isn't ready. I don't know what you have tried tho, so i might repeat. She may want her privacy. That is important, she may not want anyone else in the bathroom with her. To get my son to potty train...it was summer so i let him run around with no clothes on...he is to OCD to have accident on the floor, and he didn't...i had to wait him out....kicking screaming the whole bit...i finally sat him on the toilet, tucked his thing (which you won't have to worry about ;-) ) and let him go at it. it worked. Whatever you do, which i am sure you know this with 4 other kiddies....don't bribe. that never works...it might but then they think they need a treat everytime they pee...like a dog. What worked for me too....was acting like a buffoon, jumping around all excited cause he used the potty. When he finally went pee and poo in the potty he got a certificate with elmo on it and we hung it on the fridge for everyone to see. Just be patient. She will do it when she is ready. but i'm sure you know if you keep begging and all that, she may not want to do it b/c you are making an issue of it.

lmao!!! I had 4 boys before I got my girl. And she will be 3 in January and we are doing the potty training thing also. I can't get her to do it all the time either! She's getting better but now she has a rash going on because she's not used to the cloth on her skin. She's allergic to everything. Anyways, My boys were a peice of cake when it came to EVERYTHING....Her on the other hand is a pain in the rear about EVERYTHING!!! She's so demanding, I'm exhausted! I've found that the less I bug her about going, the more willing she is to go. Your's is FOUR though, so you really need to get it done. I'm sorry I don't have a magic answer for you, I'm lost myself. I will, however, be keeping an eye on this discussion to see if someone does have the magic answer!!! ;-) Good Luck~ Stephanie

Okay, you have gotten a lot of great advice from a lot of experienced moms. I am not quite there, just now starting to think about potty training, but still having a year or two to really worry about it. I did however want to let you know that you aren't alone. My cousin was almost five when she finally decided to use the big girl potty. She fought it tooth and nail. She didn't want to because she loved being the baby. (She also had four older brothers and sisters). It just took a long time for her to be ready. I don't know if that makes you feel better, but you aren't alone.