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Thinking of giving up potty training

We started on Friday… She can hold it, so very few accidents Can tell us sometimes when she needs to go or it’s clear that she needs to But when she’s had accidents not told us and the worst bit scared/hates the potty Been at nursery past two days and accidents there and potty refusal and not telling them when she wants to go at all I think we are going to see how next day or so goes then stop and restart in a month or 2/3 months.. Any advice for when we restart? Thank you!

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Honestly, it’s one of the hardest milestones I’ve done so far. Potty training development is definitely not linear and you will take 1 step forward then 3 steps back then 5 steps forward and so on. I started in October and in the first 2 months I felt so burnt out with it all I was close to quitting it in about 100 times. But I just kept telling myself I’ve got this far if I give up now we’ve got to start this all over again. We’re 6 months in now and we’re mostly dry with maybe like 2 accidents a week. He wears a nappy when sleeping as that’s a milestone for maybe 3/4+ and for some reason he loves to pee in his car seat so he wears a nappy in the car and I just take it off as soon as we get out (whenever that will stop I have no idea 😅) but yeah it’s hard work and we’ve been through refusal, fear, holding the poo in for days, you name it. Keep up the hard work ☺️👍🏻

I think now you've started it might be best to persevere. Maybe let her choose a potty or toilet seat? I agree with @Jade you've started so you may as well finish! I'm in week 4 of potty training so far and there's plenty of ups and downs. Last week he was doing great, going to the toilet or potty on time and this week he's gone back to having more accidents and generally not taking himself, I've had to prompt a lot more than I was. Keep on going, be confident and hopefully your little one will pick up in that!

It's definitely a lot easier when at home in my opinion. My daughter was potty trained at 2 and is 3 in August - has only just started asking at nursery rather than being asked. I think it's best to follow through as can become confusing for them. They will Get it! Just make sure there is lots of spare trousers and knickers and ask nursery to ask them more. It's hard work and I think every child is different! We use a sticker and reward chat for using the potty to poo still! And not dry and night yet! And she will still have the odd accident if busy xx

Keep at it don’t give up. It’s a super annoying stressful time which requires parental commitment. You have a long Easter weekend I would take the opportunity to focus on it while you are at home. Accidents will happen for weeks it’s part of the process.

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