My niece had this same problem when her little sister was born. Her mom included all of us (aunts uncles grandparents) in showing her how cool is was to be a "big kid". We had her help us with things like cooking and cleaning and helping with the new baby while telling her that since she was a "big girl" she could help us with those things. We also reinforced that "big girls" used the potty by showing her how tiny the new baby's diapers were and all the pretty big girl underwear she could have. The biggest thing that helped was letting her have some decision making involved. We had her pick where her potty went and what underwear she was going to wear that day. Within two weeks, she was calling me saying "Auntie, I'm a big girl. I don't need BABY diapers. I'm using the potty." It's been two months and now she is even potty trained through the night.
The same basic thing worked for my son (only there was no second baby for him to contend with). |