Thrilled , we went out and she got to pick a kid - sized toilet seat ( Elmo ) and " big girl " underwear ( Dora ) . Then she had three accidents on Friday , including one unfortunate incident when she was sitting on a plastic chair that left her horrified , wet , and sitting in a pool of pee that she could n't figure out how to get out of . So she shied away from even trying , and we eased off .

Based on the preceding passage, answer the following question What is the person trying to do ?
Potty train their daughter