My daughter is 4 and she has been potty trained for 2 years now, but for some reason this past few months, I cannot get her to go poo in the potty she goes in her underpants. Sometimes I can catch her, she does that dance, ya know? Well, its getting aggrevating and I don't know what to do, she urinates in the potty but for some reason #2 she just doesn't want to do anymore? Can you help with some advice.
2006-10-25 02:46:05 · 8 answers · asked by Debrah L 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I'd say by this point, she's already had it down pat, so now ou can hold her accountable for what her knows.
If you can rule out abuse (ive never known an abused child who didnt have BM-potty issues), sickness, or some other viable reason for not wanting to poop in the toilet, then you should go ahead and treat it like anything else she'd be disobediant about.
Remind her often that big girls do NOT go potty in their underwears, its yucky and no one likes big girls who act like babies. Remind her that she can go poopy on the potty all by herself if she doesnt want to tell anyone. Tell her that she needs to go poopy on the potty or she will get in trouble for it, its yucky and its not what you do.
There could be any number of things that are causing her to not want to poo in the potty all of a sudden. Starting daycare, being exposed once in public while going potty, hearing something that frightened her about going potty (kids pick up with weirdest things from conversations or tv), or anything like that.
She still needs to understand that she must go potty in the toilet, even if she does have some fear or horrible event in her memory. You dont want a five year old starting school in pull ups, you dont want that for her.
She'll come around.
2006-10-25 02:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At 4 years old, she should not be doing that. There's a major issue surrounding her behavior. She's "lashing" out. Seriously consider... Any sudden changes in the household? What is transpiring at daycare(if she attends)? Is she an only child? I could list a whole slew of questions here, but I'll refrain.
Her behavior could mean several things, but it is due to something. Not just because she simply "doesn't want to" go in the bathroom.
Contact her pediatrician immediately. I don't know why you would not have done that already after a few months of your daughter behaving in this manner.
2006-10-25 03:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did a similar component. It took i assume approximately 3 or 4 months after potty preparation for her to apply the rest room to flow poo. I heard it extremely is not that uncommon. something relating to the theory of it being too lots for them. merely wait and see together with her. She'll come around.
2016-11-25 19:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow 4 seems kind of old for that. Honestly (this is going to sound bad) leave her pants on her for a little while. Not long enough to break her out but shes old enough to realize that doesnt feel good and she needs to use the pottie
2006-10-25 02:49:57 · answer #4 · answered by osu_fanz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just tell her that every1 does not like the way she smells & stinks because she poop in her underpants... Make a gross face, say "Eeewww~" & cover up your nose everytime she does it... & keep telling her to go poop in the potty... Praise her a lot & give some reward to show your gratitude when she has started using the potty again... Sooner or later she will learn to poop using the potty again...
Good luck... ;-)
2006-10-25 03:00:20 · answer #5 · answered by nurfarizah1979 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it happens at home, make a point of telling your little girl that she does not smell very nice and you would like her to please leave the room. Ask her let you know when she has gone into the bathroom to clean herself up and you will come to help her then. As long as you don't know of any medical or emotional reasons she is doing this. Aha!!! Is there a new baby in the house who gets lots of attention when it has a poopy diaper?
2006-10-25 09:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Tammy K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her sit in her own poo for a while.
Also, if she's at daycare or pre-school, some other kids might have said or did something that makes her not want to use the toilet.
2006-10-25 02:54:13 · answer #7 · answered by parsonsel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this may sound mean, but it broke my nephew from going poo in his pants the 1st time my sister did it..make her wash her own panties out. i dont know if itll work on her but like i said..the 1st time my sister did it with my nephew (who was 5 at the time) it broke him of going in his pants.
2006-10-25 03:11:47 · answer #8 · answered by that.one.girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋