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Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 02:54 pm: | |
My 21/2 year old daughter is potty trained during the day. She runs around the house naked all day and when we go out she wears a pull up. She will not wear underpants. She throws a major fit if I offer one to her. I even let her pick out her own at the store, but she still refuses to wear them. HELP! |
Narmin Parpia
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Username: Narmin
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Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 03:53 pm: | |
What strong wills these little ones have!! Am I correct in assuming when she wears pull-ups she's not relying on them - - i.e. she still goes to the potty?
For the most part I think you are dealing with a battle of the will. She's probably just trying to control her environment. So you have a couple of choices.
You can let her wear the pull-ups and don't worry about it. After all, I'm sure there are plenty of other battles to choose from. And as long as she's not using the pull-up there's really no harm being done. It may be that she's just not socially aware of what other kids are doing. She will eventually want to be like them and wear underwear.
Or you can choose to dig your heels in, stand your ground, and prepare for a battle. If this is the route you choose, I have a few suggestions.
First, play up the big girl accomplishments she's made. Explain how proud you are of her that she is no longer a baby in diapers but a big girl who uses the potty.
Next, (prepare yourself in advance for this) do not go out of the house or let her friends in unless she wears underwear. Do not allow her to wear a pull-up. Select a day when she really, really wants to go out of the house or have a friend in to play. Plan a special event. But dig your heels in and don't let her participate (go out or have friends in) unless she wears underwear.
Have you tried underwear that are padded? She may be insecure in public. Regular character "big girl" underwear are thin and do not offer the same secure feeling as a pull up does. So try something like our Potty Patty padded training pants.
One other thought, did your daughter ever have an accident outside the home (during her potty training period)? If so, maybe she was a little traumatized by the event. If this was the case you might have to work a little harder at reassuring her that accidents sometimes happen to all of us.
Best of luck to you and your daughter! Please let us know how things work out.
Narmin |
Browns Ferry (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 09:37 am: | |
Naked is too immoral. She must wear underpants, even if she wets hers. |
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