Is DD not ready for TT?

[Moi]

My DD (2 1/2 years old) has been interested in sitting on her potty for a while now but never did anything in it. Then over a few days she did some wees and one poo in there. I also found out that at CC there are a lot of children in her group TT and my DD is very interested in sitting on their little toilet like the other children (although she is petrified of normal toilets and I can't get her to sit on our home one at all). So CC suggested I start bringing DD in underwear, rather than nappies. I bought underwear with my DD and she was very excited about wearing undies and she loves wearing them. She will sit on her potty, often without me even asking. But she has stopped doing anything in her potty at all. At the same time she doesn't have many accidents at all either. Instead she goes during nap and sleep time when I have her in nappies. So I'm wondering if that means she's not really ready? I'm very confused. Any advice?

[Rivlas]

Keep doing what you are doing and then one day the penny will drop. A smartie, banana chip etc is also a good way to encourage (read bribe) her when she has done something.

Also buy a seat that sits under the toilet seat, this is great for training as it reduces the size of the toilet. They feel secure, not like they are going to fall in

[Mad Scientist]

Sounds like she's going really well! Keep it up for a bit longer. Maybe ask the CC staff how she's going there and what they think?

[Moi]

Rivlas - We do have a seat to make the toilet seat smaller, but she is petrified to sit on there still, even with the seat on. So I'm not sure how I will get her onto the toilet. But right now I'm just waiting till she uses her potty again before I even think about getting her on the toilet.

Mad Scientist - I've been talking to CC and they say she loves sitting on their toilet like the other kids there, but waits till she's got her nappy on during nap time to do anything.

I will keep doing what we're doing and hopefully she'll go back to using the potty rather than her nappies. Thanks.

[Leigh26]

Your DD sounds like my 2 1/2 year old, very interested in sitting on the potty, loves wearing pants but is saving her wees and poos for sleep time when the nappy is on. I'm hoping if I keep encouraging her that she will eventually want to use the potty or toilet rather then holding it until her nappy is on. My DD will wear pants all morning while at home without any accidents but then does it in her nappy during her arvo nap, even though we've put her on the toilet numerous times in the morning.

[Fleur]

I think that if she's got enough control to wait and use her nappies, then I would keep doing what you're doing. If she's not having accidents I can't see a need to put her back in nappies full time?