Ok so I know all about letting a child tell you when they are ready and to look for the sings but my almost 3.5 year old daugther has been in potty training for the last YEAR ! OMG I can't take it anymore. I have tried all the approach I could find. The reason I continu to potty train is because she does show sings fo readiness. She asks for panties herself yet ... she refuses to go to the potty but refuses diapers. I try to exmplain to her that she can wear underwear when she uses the potty. She says she will but then ... I"m full of pee or poo everywhere. It's frustrating because I KNOW she can hold it. If we go to a store she will use the toilet because it's new and this summer many times I caught her taking her diaper off , pulling her pants down and peeing in the grass. So I feel like she knows and understands it ...why does she refuse to go potty ? I have used different kinds of potty, even the seat you put over the toilet, I've used stickers for motivation, the calendar, treats ... nothing works. Would you just ignore it a put the diaper back on and wait until she asks to go or would you continue with the wet pants and explain everytime and TRYING to keep calm ? I really do feel as she as all the capacities to do it yet she doesn't just cause she can.

Thanks for your advice ladies !