I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I am in desperate need of some insight.
DD is 3 1/2, and potty trained very easily just after she turned 2. She was doing extremely well for a while and then all of a sudden she started regressing and going in her panties more and more. It started with pee, and then she started pooping in her panties. Well, after trying for a while to help her back on the right course, we went back to diapers for a while. Well, nothing really changed and after a few months I decided that we needed to start back on the potty training. And basically it didn't take long and she was completely trained again. Then again, a couple months later, she regressed. We would continue to encourage and try anything I could think of to help and she did really well again. So basically we are back to another regression and I am about to lose my mind. I have such a hard time with this because I know she is fully capable of going on the potty.
I have tried getting mad, basically ignoring it and just changing her, giving incentives, taking her to the potty often, etc. And then she will be fine, going every time for a long time and then all of a sudden the regression.
I should also note that she is doing this with sleeping in her own bed. She transitioned pretty well about 6 months ago, and then since then it is on again off again. She will do well for a couple months, and then regress and she is waking numerous times a night crying, needing parenting, saying she is scared, etc. If we keep at it eventually she goes back to sleeping through the night again no problem.
I am just so frusterated that it is hard to keep from getting mad at her. Anyone else have a child who continues to regress from major accomplishments over and over? Any advice?
Thanks!
DD is 3 1/2, and potty trained very easily just after she turned 2. She was doing extremely well for a while and then all of a sudden she started regressing and going in her panties more and more. It started with pee, and then she started pooping in her panties. Well, after trying for a while to help her back on the right course, we went back to diapers for a while. Well, nothing really changed and after a few months I decided that we needed to start back on the potty training. And basically it didn't take long and she was completely trained again. Then again, a couple months later, she regressed. We would continue to encourage and try anything I could think of to help and she did really well again. So basically we are back to another regression and I am about to lose my mind. I have such a hard time with this because I know she is fully capable of going on the potty.
I have tried getting mad, basically ignoring it and just changing her, giving incentives, taking her to the potty often, etc. And then she will be fine, going every time for a long time and then all of a sudden the regression.
I should also note that she is doing this with sleeping in her own bed. She transitioned pretty well about 6 months ago, and then since then it is on again off again. She will do well for a couple months, and then regress and she is waking numerous times a night crying, needing parenting, saying she is scared, etc. If we keep at it eventually she goes back to sleeping through the night again no problem.
I am just so frusterated that it is hard to keep from getting mad at her. Anyone else have a child who continues to regress from major accomplishments over and over? Any advice?
Thanks!
