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She won't use the potty at home

Just wondered if anyone had any experience of their child using the potty at nursery / childminding but refusing at home. My LO is almost 3 and we tried to potty train last summer using pull ups but didn't get anywhere.



So we gave up (I gave birth to 2nd LO in Nov so have been quite busy since!) but recently she's been showing an interest again. At childminders (where a little boy who is 5 months older and now potty trained also goes) she will sit on the potty and even went 6 times the other day. Yet get her home and she refuses to sit on it. We've tried stickers as an incentive. Childminder encourages her to sit on potty at same time as the little boy - and sometimes she'll do a wee sometimes she won't.



Don't think she knows when she needs to go - think the successes are pure luck to be honest. Have also tried dressing her in knickers and she just wets them and seems surprised it's happened - which suggests she doesn't know when she needs to go yet.



Any experience / advice / reassurance appreciated.



Thanks, Liz x
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