My daughter is a bit over 2 y/o and she is in the midst of potty training. Anytime she gets the chance (I also have a 4y/o and a 1 y/o that can side tract me from her) she will potty in her potty chair and play with her excriments. Can anyone help me break her of this?
2006-09-25 12:11:48 · 18 answers · asked by Vix 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I am going through this with my son right now too, so I feel your pain. My daughter went through this stage too. It stinks (literally and figuratively), but it does end. I just keep reinforcing that we don't touch out poo poo. I take him in the bathroom when I go, show him how I go, and point out that I don't touch it. Tell her over and over it is not okay. Going back to diapers will only confuse her. Kids don't understand the way we do (ie: acting like a baby = going back to diapers). It is hard not to freak out when kids do this, but try not to freak out. You can tell her in no uncertain terms, but it is also possible she is seeking attention. Sometimes kids will do anything for attention.
2006-09-25 13:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Beth M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably time to put a potty seat on the regular potty. This will at least make the poop harder for her to reach. You can try 'peer pressure' by telling her that you and Daddy and the other siblings don't do that. Or simply that it's 'not allowed'.
You can also try reading to EVERYONE while she is on the potty. The other two kids can sit in the hallway so she has a little privacy, and you can park on a stool in the doorway, so you can see all 3 kids at once. When you have to help her wipe up and flush, your 4 year old can hold the book. This can be her 'big girl job" ( or 'big boy' job). Then finish the book when she's done.
Just be firm and consistent. Poop is NOT for play. Period. If she makes a mess with it, she needs to help clean it up.
You can also try watching one of the MANY kids shows about the potty. Your library probably has at least two or 3 of them, so you can figure out which one won't drive you nuts if you have to watch it repeatedly.
Most of them emphasize that the potty is a special place to 'go', and how nice it feels to be clean.
2006-09-28 16:52:46 · answer #2 · answered by AD J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can beat that....my 3 1/2 year old plays with her poop inside her panties. And yes I put her back in pullups and sometimes she plays with that too. Well its not exactly playing with it she just puts her hand in there, sometimes when she is sleeping and we have to clean up her hands, the bed and her panties. We are grandparents raising a 2 1/2 year old boy and his sister 3 1/2. Not as easy the second time around, we are older. :) Luckily we are in our late 40's. And btw we say "yucky", "gross", "thats nasty", she doesn't care. She is old enough to even understand but she still won't go to the potty.
2006-09-25 12:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jan G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you should worry too much about this because this has become a habit for her routine when she goes potty. She will eventually grow out of it what I suggest is buy her a potty seat that goes over the toilet sit with a stepper and buy some cool wipes and stickers and let her entertain herself wtih that to keep her mind with her excriments.
Good Luck
2006-09-25 12:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by Pretty me :) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's just curious. In her mind, everything her body does is magical. This stuff REALLY comes out of me? It's mushy and smelly, and looks funny! What does it feel like? Is it always the same, or does it change? Indulge her curiosity for a second, but don't let her touch it. Say stuff like:
"I know, it's icky isn't it! Your body makes this after you eat, and this is the dirty stuff left over. We don't touch it because it can make us sick. Help me send it away!"
The more negativity you place on it, and the more you emphasize the NO! part, the more taboo it becomes, which makes her want to keep doing it.
2006-09-25 12:59:38 · answer #5 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son did this. The only way to stop them is to let them know it's not ok! Stand with her and as soon as she goes, help her flush and wash her hands. Tell her it's icky, and don't touch. Be proud of her when she doesn't! Jump up and down and clap and give her a treat. She'll learn as long as you are consistent.
2006-09-25 12:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by mama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start paying more attention to her when she is on the potty.
2006-09-25 18:49:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My God! R U serious?! =0 Any way, I guess it's just a phase she developed to get your attention.
2006-09-25 12:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by leo.soul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warn her not to do it anymore. If she does it again, take away a privilege or put her in time-out.
2006-09-25 12:19:52 · answer #9 · answered by spongeworthy_us 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep repeating the words "Gross" everytime shee puts her hands near and/or on it.
2006-09-25 12:15:08 · answer #10 · answered by LVieau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋