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DaisyInOK (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 02:39 pm: | |
I have been potty training my step daughter for nearly 2 months now (a month after her 3rd birthday). She always wakes from both naps and full 12 hour nighttimes dry. This happened nearly right away.
She goes to the potty without saying a word, will only call for help after she is done, to either get her tissue, or to change her panties. We went a whole week of wearing the same panties all day, but after visiting her mother, she came back and we had to change her panties 6 times that day. There is always plenty of peepee in the potty. And her panties are only damp, so it's not even like a full blown accident. She really likes to pick out her own panties, so I have taken away that priveledge when we have to change due to wetness. I have run out of any other ideas.
Is this something we should just wait out and she will figure it out? Or could it be tied to her visits with her mother? |
Browns Ferry (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 09:44 am: | |
She must pull the bottom and back of her panties to the side. Then, her panties will be less damp. } |
Michaelyn Dunaway
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Username: Michaelyn
Post Number: 30
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 09:07 pm: | |
Hello "Daisy",
Thank you for your post.
Great job on working with your step daughter! Celebrate those successes!
Your little one could definitely be having a hard time adjusting to the transition back and forth from one home to another. Potty training is definitely an area that suffers when a child is struggling with adjustments. So, I'd like to suggest focusing on those successes and not so much on the mistakes. In other words, rather than taking away privileges when she is damp, try motivating her with a reward for staying completely dry.
I suspect her dampness is due to not going to the potty soon enough. Little girls will tend to "leak". Some will not even notice, while others will become suddenly aware of the need to go and quickly head for the bathroom.
Given the circumstances, I would try to encourage, reassure, and focus on the positive. I would minimize your response to the "accidents" since they do not appear to be deliberate in nature.
Good luck, and please let us know how it goes.
Michaelyn |
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