Hey mamas! I need some guidance, my daughter is almost 2 and a half now she’s showing interest in going to the “big girl potty” but she will sit there for maybe 2 seconds and want off. Is there anything that I can do that might make her interested in staying on a bit longer?
Sticker books, colouring, we watched a movie on the iPad for a little bit (this was a big help to getting her to stay on longer). Blowing bubbles, playing with new toys. One minute sand timer can work- have to wait till the sand is all done.
My girl loved rewards so I’d take a special treat like Welch’s fruit gummies and only gave her one at a time.
You’ll eventually figure out what works for your girl- I tried to follow all the rules like not giving a reward because they can get dependent on that to actually go the potty but like I said it really worked for my daughter and after about two weeks she was going without a reward at all
We used visual timers on the phone for her to look at, we let her go through photos on the phone, and we eventually got a tablet that she’s allowed to play with
Sticker books, colouring, we watched a movie on the iPad for a little bit (this was a big help to getting her to stay on longer). Blowing bubbles, playing with new toys. One minute sand timer can work- have to wait till the sand is all done. My girl loved rewards so I’d take a special treat like Welch’s fruit gummies and only gave her one at a time. You’ll eventually figure out what works for your girl- I tried to follow all the rules like not giving a reward because they can get dependent on that to actually go the potty but like I said it really worked for my daughter and after about two weeks she was going without a reward at all