How do I get my toddler to poop on the potty?

Question

My son will be 3 this January and is in pull-ups. He goes pee on the potty just fine, and in fact he prefers that instead of going on his pull-up. When he has to poop he goes and hides in the closet or under a table. I cannot seem to convince him to go poop on the potty for anything and it's driving me crazy. I don't think that spanking him will work so what other ways are there to get him to go on the potty and not in his pants?

Answer 1

First of all, ditch the pull ups--it's just like a diaper, and it doesn't bother them one bit to let loose in it. My youngest son had the same problem. He was scared to poo on the potty. But when I ditched the pull ups and put him in underwear, it took about 2 times of going in his underwear that he didn't like it one bit. After a while, he just started using the potty and wasn't scared anymore. You might try just putting him in underwear, and watch him closely. When you see him start to go and hide, take him to the potty and have him sit there for a while. If he doesn't go, do it again until he does. When he finally does, make a HUGE deal out of it, act silly, and reward him with a special treat. He'll want to do it over and over again. Good luck!! ;)

Answer 2

I have kept children in my home so I have potty trained alot of kids!!!! I will say that sometimes boys are 3 before they get it, that is not unusual. My son as smart as he was would do the same thing. I thought I was going to lose my mind. Like I said he was smart so I finally told him that if he did not stop "pooping" in his pants that he could not ride on his uncle's 4-wheeler the next time he came. (My son had a Power Wheels 4-wheeler and thought riding with my brother on a real one was so cool) After that he never did it anymore! Also, tell him that it is yucky!!!! If after a couple of weeks that does not work, give yourself and him a break and do not mention it for 2-3 weeks then start over again. I have seen so many kids "get it" after a small break with out being "stressed" about it. I know that it is so frustrating but remember he will get it, this will be nothing in the long run!!!!!!

Answer 3

First of all, don't spank him, although I understand exactly what you're going through,it's really frustrating. My lad started using the potty for No: 2's only recently, he's 3 too.

Sit him on the potty as often as possible when you suspect its time for a poo. Bring a book, read him a story, make it fun. When he does succeed, heap loads of praise on him. He'll feel "all big" and want to repeat the experience.

It takes a week or two to master this but pretty soon after he'll be asking for his potty and you'll forget the nappies in no time. Be patient, (easy to say, hard to do) for as long as poss, it's worth it.

Answer 4

My nephew had an analogous situation, he might ask for a diaper whilst he had to potty, yet might pee on the bathroom and positioned on super boy undies something of the day. when I sat him on the bathroom he might scream, his mom could no longer take it so i helped out, (I babysat him and had him all day so as that helped). She wasn't very consistant, yet i might calm him down and clarify it incredibly is not any super deal all and sundry does it. this would sound kinda stupid, yet I crammed the sink up with water and flicked the water and confirmed him that when he potties it's going to make a plop sound....Like I made contained in the sink. So I asked him if he would desire to pass potty and coach me the way it makes a plop sound...I made a gigantic deal approximately it and after a pair tries he finally did it. Then that weekend, we've been at his abode and he actally went for his mom too....on condition that then he has used the bathroom! Get imaginitive and attempt goofy issues, each so often they artwork. i comprehend this incredibly worked for him! He even have been given rewarded for doing this type of super element!

Answer 5

We had a hard time with our daughter, there were two things we did: first when we emptied the poop out of her pull-ups we took her into the bathroom and showed her where to poop went and had her flush the toilet and say bye to the poop. That mostly worked. Finally we took away the pull-ups all together. If she pooped in her underwear she could feel it more so than with the pull-ups. It only took a few days once the pull-ups were gone.

Answer 6

My son did the same thing!!! It was getting close to Christmas so I my uncle pretend that he was Santa Clause and he left a message on our answering machine!! He told him that he was so proud of him for peeing in the potty, but he would get a lot more presents if he poopied in the potty too!! My child was so excited that he would say he needed to poopy all the time! Every evening Santa would call back to tell him how proud he was. Then once Christmas was over he left him a final message to see if he liked all his presents. Then he wished him luck and would talk to him next year!!!!!!! Good Luck

Answer 7

Spanking won't really help to train, it will only further his fear of his body function, and could make him hold it unnaturally and could cause serious constipation. IMO- there are very few times to bribe a kid to do what you want him to...this is one of those times. Eliminate sweets from his diet and then only offer them as a reward for proper pottying. Or, buy a toy and wrap it VERY elaborately and place it on a super tall shelf (med cabinet could work) and tell him that after a whole week of pooping in the potty , he can HAVE THAT PRESENT>

Answer 8

There was a book called Potty Training in less than a Day.. it might be still at alibris.com.
I know a boy that did the same thing. What his folks did was make him clean up the mess as soon as it was disovered. He got over putting it all over the house within a week!

Answer 9

We had the same problem with our Grandson, we finally just let time take it's toll. Don't worry he will do it when he's ready! Just look at it this way! You never see a bigger boy still pooping his pants! relax and he will go when he doesn't feel the pressure from you. Children grow up so fast these day's cherish every moment you have with him while he is young, including this stage. My Son is now on a destroyer ship in Iraq, I would give anything to have him back home pooping his pullups!

Answer 10

If I knew, my son would be doing it, too. In fact, you're ahead of me. My son is 3 and he will pee on the toilet, most times, before he goes to bed so he doesn't leak during the night. Other than that, he still in diapers and won't even think of wearing pull-ups. My son needs his privacy when he poops, too, so when we try to enter a room and he tells us "no! no!" with his hand up, we know what's happening!lol Good luck!