I used to look down upon the parent's of children who were not potty trained by 3, and now look at me I have a 3 year old that isn't potty trained...maybe God is trying to teach me something here, not to be so judgmental comes to mind...ugh but it is so frustrating, I thought for sure my child would be potty trained at 2, well before her 3 year birthday, alas, this is not the case.  I have tried everything one can think of, I began with an Elmo potty chair, because at the time Elmo was her favorite, I've posted sticker charts in the bathroom, I've given potty prizes, enticed her with a trip to Disneyland, bought her favorite character panties, given her candy....nothing has worked...at this point I'm just stuck.  The will of a child is like none other that's for sure, when she was a baby things were soooo much easier b/c I made the choices for her, and now she is beginning to make her own choices, like when she wants to use the potty and when she doesn't.  Her daycare teachers assure me it's normal, that she is ahead of most kids in her class, but that she will go when she's ready....well when is that? She's 3!! and she looks like she's 4 because she's so tall! We've made progress, but I was thinking we would be done by now, guess I was thinking wrong.....the will of a child is like none other and knowing that she is my child makes it stronger then ever.....