How can I help a reluctant 3 1/2-year-old with potty training??

Question

I’ve tried incentivizing with a sticker calendar to show her what a winning visual looks like and given her mini gifts every now and then. Nothing has stuck. Moms, what’s your secret?  Small bribes? A different technique?

IshaMudgil · Answer

Mine one is exactly the same age. Earlier I use to put diapers all the time and she use to poop in guards. But it's a hell of a job to clean that messy bum.It was like a  whole day in diapers. Then I told my daughter that diapers are over and she has to tell me when she has to pee or go to the potty, unless she doesn't want to potty all over her legs.
She was two, when she started telling me and I bought a potty seat for her, six months were great she would tell me and would scream in excitement whenever poop goes down in the water and make a sound. Then she suddenly stopped again and would ask for diapers, it was a nightmare. This time I was strict, I showed her the last bag of diapers and told her that after this bag no more diapers and I won't clean her up. I guess she doesn't like the idea of poop on her legs and mommy not calling her up.
 Now I have come down to two diapers a day from four. And now to one from two, I don't trust her during nights, still working on it.
So what I did was,
1. Got a potty seat for her and some animal toys to play while the job is done. Kids like to play and talk while they do all these things (trust me)
2. Made her sit on it even when she is not feeling like pooping.
3. And yes, I did sit with her in the bathroom while she pooped for quite some time. So that whenever there is a sound of 'bloop', we both would clap and say- 'here goes down the poop'. Now she likes to offload alone.
4. Whenever, she did potty on the seat, appreciated her and let all other family members to clap for her. She use to feel happy like she has won some kind of a battle and everyone is praising her.
5.I Kept a track of her potty time, asked her a few more times if she wants to go to the bathroom or potty.
6. No bribes for potty, appreciation and applauds will do its job.
7. Give her bathroom company, Moms does the hardest jobs.

How can I help a reluctant 3 1/2-year-old with potty training??

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