Ah... the highly intelligent, extremely willful child. What fun! 
Remember that even though she is big for her age and very smart she IS still 2 years old and may not be quite "ready" for the potty.
That being said... you need to play to HER strengths and ignore her weaknesses. Sometimes you just have to stop trying for awhile (especially if all of the current 'techniques' aren't working. Otherwise it just becomes a battle of wills and she has more energy than you do
: )
Put her back in pull-ups for...let's say 30 days. At the end of the 30 days introduce something new to peak her interest.
Pick something you know that she LOVES... A toy or an activity (you might need to get several things and keep them in a small basket...put them up where she can't reach them... these are the special *potty* toys that can only be played with during potty time. )
Don't make a big deal about them or announce what they are... just let her see YOU playing with them while YOU potty... when you are done put them back in their special place. When she asks to play with them just explain calmly that those are "special" toys that can ONLY be played with on the potty. Ask her if she would like to go potty and play with the toys... if she says no, just shrug it off and put them away till next time.
Remember the more FUN you have with the toys the more she will want to play with them, so ham it up a little if she doesn't seem interested.
As much of a little Diva as she is the "Princess Panties" might work too. (But stick with one idea at a time) Let her pick out special underpants... when she has an "accident", be sad (not mad). "Oh no! Your pretty panties got all dirty
Too bad you didn't make it to the potty in time... now you will just have to wear these OLD pull-ups till tomorrow. Oh well."
In the morning you can try *new* princess panties and remind her that if she potties (on the "Princess throne"
) she can wear the "pretty" ones all day!
Just don't make a really big deal out of anything... she will catch on soon enough, and knowing that little doll like I do, I think it will happen on HER terms and not yours.: You just need to find a way that puts HER in charge of the situation. Remember I started j-girl at 2 and she wasn't fully trained till 3 1/2 because the giant white monster tried to eat her... LOL
All the "training books" in the world don't know YOUR child as well as YOU do...just put on your thinking cap and get creative! If one idea doesn't work, shelve it and wait a couple of weeks to try another.
Good luck Mom.
P.S. Be cautious about using books for the special *potty* toys... or you might wind up with one who sits and reads for HOURS while everyone else is dying to go!!
Remember that even though she is big for her age and very smart she IS still 2 years old and may not be quite "ready" for the potty.That being said... you need to play to HER strengths and ignore her weaknesses. Sometimes you just have to stop trying for awhile (especially if all of the current 'techniques' aren't working. Otherwise it just becomes a battle of wills and she has more energy than you do
: )Put her back in pull-ups for...let's say 30 days. At the end of the 30 days introduce something new to peak her interest.
Pick something you know that she LOVES... A toy or an activity (you might need to get several things and keep them in a small basket...put them up where she can't reach them... these are the special *potty* toys that can only be played with during potty time.
)Don't make a big deal about them or announce what they are... just let her see YOU playing with them while YOU potty... when you are done put them back in their special place. When she asks to play with them just explain calmly that those are "special" toys that can ONLY be played with on the potty. Ask her if she would like to go potty and play with the toys... if she says no, just shrug it off and put them away till next time.
Remember the more FUN you have with the toys the more she will want to play with them, so ham it up a little if she doesn't seem interested.
As much of a little Diva as she is the "Princess Panties" might work too. (But stick with one idea at a time) Let her pick out special underpants... when she has an "accident", be sad (not mad). "Oh no! Your pretty panties got all dirty
Too bad you didn't make it to the potty in time... now you will just have to wear these OLD pull-ups till tomorrow. Oh well." In the morning you can try *new* princess panties and remind her that if she potties (on the "Princess throne"
) she can wear the "pretty" ones all day!Just don't make a really big deal out of anything... she will catch on soon enough, and knowing that little doll like I do, I think it will happen on HER terms and not yours.
: You just need to find a way that puts HER in charge of the situation. Remember I started j-girl at 2 and she wasn't fully trained till 3 1/2 because the giant white monster tried to eat her... LOLAll the "training books" in the world don't know YOUR child as well as YOU do...just put on your thinking cap and get creative! If one idea doesn't work, shelve it and wait a couple of weeks to try another.
Good luck Mom.
P.S. Be cautious about using books for the special *potty* toys... or you might wind up with one who sits and reads for HOURS while everyone else is dying to go!!
