[Christien]

She might just not be ready. Here's our story in a nutshell. Our daughter is a similar age - 2 years 10 months (she'll be 3 in late July). We tried potty training her last summer (just after her 2nd birthday) and it was a miserable failure. We tried training underwear, letting her go naked, putting her on the potty every 10 minutes. Nothing worked, and she just got frustrated. I did some reading and came to the conclusion that she just wasn't ready - she didn't dislike sitting in a wet diaper, didn't "get" not peeing on Dora on her underwear, etc. So we started back on diapers over the past winter. We'd still put her on the potty or toilet sometimes, and of course praised her like crazy, but didn't really push it at all.

Over the last few months she started showing 2 signs she was ready: some discomfort in wet diapers, and enjoyment of using public toilets (I know, weird!). So we really started in earnest about a month or so ago. Lo and behold, today marked the completion of one week of no accidents or dirty diapers (save for naps and overnight, of course). It was all just a question of when she was ready.

So I'd suggest leave it for a while - now you've introduced to her the concept, and she'll likely remember that. Wait until she's ready and try again.