I am really loosing patience with Capri.
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A couple weeks ago she started taking her diaper off and telling me she needs to go potty. Then she would go sit on the little potty for a few seconds, declare she's done (she's not), I tell her it's time to put her diaper back on and she throws a tantrum and screams "I need to go potty!!!". This repeats for at least 10 minutes each time. I wasn't (still not) ready to start potty training her, it has been all her decision. Which should make it easier, right? Not with this one. She has her own ideas of how it's supposed to work. Her's are very bad ideas people! And I need help!! It's been weeks of this! She hasn't once gone potty in the toilet, and the only time I can get her to keep her diaper on is if she's in a onesie. Otherwise, she tears it off and pees or poops on the FLOOR! Then she comes and brags to me about it, like I'm supposed to be proud of her?!
When I was 18 I got this cute little puppy for my birthday. She did the same thing. Just about only pooped inside on the floor. After a couple years of no change, I got tired of cleaning up her messes and unofficially gave her to my mom. My mom probably thought I would take Carly back someday, but I knew I never would. Not if she was still pooping on the floor. I feel like I have a new puppy right now, and it's not fun.
I have no idea what to do with Capri. We let her pick out her own underwear, hoping that would help, but she just takes those off too then goes on the floor. I've told her I'll give her a treat if she goes in the potty, but she'll just sit there for a second and tell me she went and then gets mad when I don't give her a treat since she didn't actually go. I don't think the whole naked method would work since I already have a hard time getting her to keep her pants on.
Any ideas out there?
5 comments:
Just give her to you mom too! :) Just kidding. Each of my kids were different, so I have no advice to offer. She and Ashlyn would be great friends, or maybe they would hate each other because they are so much a like. Ashlyn did that same thing. For her, she wanted to do swim lessons really bad, and I told her she could when she was potty trained. Not long after, she was potty trained. I still owe her lessons. Good luck. I hate potty training.
Kelly had the same idea I had! Seems like it worked for the puppy!!
Elsie does the same thing, she tells me she needs to go potty, sits on the potty for about 2 seconds and then gets off! I haven't officially started to actually full on potty train her, I've been putting it off because its so much hard work! Good luck to you!!
Wow, sounds like a big job. I've got nothing for you... maybe hand her off to Jordan for a full Saturday. That's what worked with Ty and fingers crossed will work for Maylee (he wasn't mean or upset at all, he just told Ty is was time to go in the potty and he did, what's WITH that!) Good luck, and once you find out the secret share it with us!
I have an idea....keep the diaper on. Guaranteed she's not going to be the kiddo graduating from High School with Pull ups. She'll do it eventually, when she's ready. Encouragement and support up until that point ;) -Nate
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