Potty Training Advice

[JSass]

My daughter is 3.5. We are having problems potty training her. We have tried on and off since she was 2.5. She just always ends up resisting after a couple of days. She has no problem sitting on the potty but going in the potty. She will pee and poop the first 2 days and then will not go after that. Soon as i put her training pants on or underware she goes. She does not care if she pees and poops in her cotton training pants or her underware and will not tell anyone until we notice it. She is adopted from Guatemala when she was 10 months. She did have delays as she was barley sitting up at 10 months and still drinking a bottle as often as an infant. But now she is very bright and right there with every other 3.5 yr old. We have tried every method i have seen. Charts,rewards,training pants,underware,the every 15 minute Dr Phil method yet nothing seems to work as she is content in going in her pants and never tells us she needs to go or she has gone. Any advice? Its very frustrating.

[JSass]

Also i forgot to mention she started talking baby talk soon after we started this also. Its like she does not want to be a big girl.

[anxiousmomtobe?]

Leave her be for a few weeks.  She has now engaged you in a power struggle.  It's amazing how strong willed little people can be.

Since you've mentioned delays, check with your ped to make sure he feels that she is ready.

Take her to the store, have her pick out special underwear and tell her she can only wear them when she is ready to go to the potty all the time.  once you start, don't go back.  You have to stick with it.  And she may poop on your floor a few times but she will get it.

Oh, and a huge incentive for my son was that he had to be trained to go to preschool.  Remind her of that:)