Potty training not going anywhere
We have been potty training my little girl for just over 4 months now and it’s been rough to say the least. She understands the concept and has had days where she will use the potty unprompted all day but others where it’s accident after accident. she’s not great at communicating it a lot of the time, the odd time she has told me “mummy I need a wee” when I’ve been out but most of the time it’s me having to take her every so often for a try. The pooing in her pants was all the time until recently I thought we were making progress and she kept going on potty and now that’s gone backwards. She goes to nursery 3 days a week and recently hasn’t had as many accidents but she doesn’t tell them either it’s just them taking her every so often.
I’m just looking for some solidarity and the reassurance that someday it will get better!!
Oh it will get better. It’s perfectly normal for children not to ask to go, just keep taking her regularly - avoid asking the question and just take her. Give her lots of praise when she goes. Often poo’s are the last thing to achieve so don’t worry. If it’s become really stressful, it might be worth having a break and then re trying in a month. You want it to be a positive experience and if she can sense your frustration it’s best to pause it. It will get better & you will get there, some children just take longer than others. It’s great that she is doing well at nursery - this shows that she is able to control her bladder. It could be more of a behaviour area than physical? Children always play up their parents more than others. If she has an accident, you could try not engaging with it (no matter how mad you feel) not saying anything to her or showing any frustration and just clean it up and then ask her to undress and then to dress herself in clean clothes and leave her to it