Hi Mumofthree,
I have no advice as dd trained relatively easily, but I did want to say that while that was the case, the toilet has been an issue on and off for use ever since - scared of them, obsessed with them and wanting to try out every one we came across, loving some, refusing to use others for no apparent reason.
A friend with a gifted boy real difficulty to get him toilet trained, because he over thought the whole thing. He still, at 6 wears night time pull ups because he's scared of going to the toilet at night (but has no other night time issues, and this includes if they leave all the lights on and go with him).
It's such a fundamental part of the day, it can be so frustrating as a parent. Good luck!
