How can I get a 4 yr. old girl to consistently use the potty?
Answers:
I can relate. My daughter wouldn't even consider a toilet until she was 2 weeks from her 4Th birthday! I finally just stopped trying and left her alone. I bought her panties with her favorite characters on them and wouldn't let her wear them. I didn't make a big deal out of it but let her know that they were for when she decided to use the potty like a kid. Finally she did. Now going number 2 was a different story all together. She would cry and beg for her pull ups so she could go. I would give her a pull up and she used it and disposed of it. Her reward for pooping in the toilet was a big party. I bought a cake mix and streamers and a fancy table cloth for the occasion that she pooped in the potty by herself. It was a great motivator for her. Now she's six and just fine. So don't worry too much. Like my Mother told me, how many 18 year olds do you see still wearing pull ups? She'll potty train when she's ready.
Other Answers:
try making a chart...a reward chart...everytime she goes she gets a sticker..
Go to the Dr. Phil website. He has a proven method that works great. Don't try and force her. She knows you really want her to be trained and is refusing. It is something only she can control. You don't want to get yourself into a power struggle. You won't win. If you "insist" she will resist. Let it go for awhile and then try this.
Have her be responsible for taking care of herself. If she wets her clothes, she changes herself, cleans herself, and puts the soiled clothing in the laundry. Make sure she is wearing clothing that she can easily get on and off. If you see that she is wet say calmly "I can see you're wet. It looks like you need to change." It will become a nuisance for her and she may take more of an interest in the potty.
I usually don't believe in rewarding children (they only work for a very short period of time) but in this case a big reward may work. Get her something she would love (a doll, a new bike). Put it in an area where she can see it but not reach it. Tell her when she can use the bathroom all the time by herself she can get the reward. Hope this helps! Good luck! Well it sounds like you are still using pull-ups. I think that is why she won't go my daughter is 3 and we used pull-ups on her at night and she was still wet the bed so I stop buying the pull-ups and told her that she just had to use the potty and I was not buying anymore pull-ups. By having that pull-up on they feel like it is a diaper so even though you will have to change clothes and panties all time I think she will eventally get tired of being wet and start using the potty. I had to wash the whole bedding stuff for a week while I was trying to get my daughter to stop wetting the bed.
More Questions & Answers...
- At what age should a baby start walking?
- I need ideas for a Batman themed birthday party for a three year old?
- Why does my 4 year old stay dry in preschool, but wets himself at home?
- What are the best stocking filler presents for a 2 year old?
- is this very dangerous?
- what do you do with a child that whines most of the time?