My son is potty trained, well almost. He peepees just fine, but we have a horrible time getting him to poop on the potty. He brings us a diaper and goes and then freaks out to have the poop on him. Sounds like he is ready to go on potty to me, but he just wont!! He crys and even fell asleep today. Can anyone give me tips that worked for you a similar situation?? Im at my witts end!
2007-01-18 07:58:45 · 8 answers · asked by blueyedmommy1 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
You need to get rid of the diapers. That's your first problem. You expect him to poop in the potty yet you're giving him another option by keeping diapers in the house. Give him only one option--to poop in the potty!
Put him in underwear during the day. Tell him he is *not* to poop in his big boy underwear. Tell him that if he needs to go poop he needs to tell you. If he poops in his underwear, then he needs to be punished. He knew he needed to poop and he didn't tell you. Take away a toy or a priveledge each time he poops in his underwear.
Be consistent with this and he should be using the potty in no time.
2007-01-18 08:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by CelebrateMeHome 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Watch for the signs of when he is about to go and get him on the potty. If he ends up pooping in pants make him put it in the potty and take a bath to clean up. NO playing just to rinse the smell off of him. I would make sure you are using underware and not diapers. If he is this close be consistant and help him learn to use the potty. Be positive and showing him when you are going etc.
2007-01-18 16:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by herbsmom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not have kids however I have 2 nieces and helped them potty train. My youngest is 2 years old and she liked to poop on the toilet because she hated being dirty. Some kids are afraid to sit on the toilet for a long period of time. If your son does not like wearing a dirty diaper just tell him if he uses the potty to poop his butt will be clean. Don't push him too hard, he will go when he is ready. Good Luck!!!!!!!
2007-01-18 16:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're really going to have to plow through on this one and keep reassuring him that it's a good think to poo in the pot. Try the reward sticker poster, just keep at it. My step-son, now 11, wasn't fully "poo" trained until he was SIX!!! It drove us crazy. Long story involving his mother there, but it was awful. He hated the feeling of pooping in the potty and wiping himself, so he held it. He did that for so long that he would be constipated for a week and then get sick the next week.Terrible. Just be encouraging and firm about where and when to go. You might want to stop using diapers at all for a while. Just "big boy" underwear. If he gets the idea that he's not a baby and big boys go in the potty, maybe it will be less traumatic.
2007-01-18 16:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Potty Training isn't is easy. I completely understand.
But this is what worked for me.
If my son or daughter would potty in the diaper i would take him or her to the bathroom drop it in and show them that's where it belongs.
Also, I would make it a grand praise time.
I would make a sticker ladder and have my child put it on the chart. and one on themselves. and they would get so excited.
also, i would clap and shout yeah and take my child downstairs and say he or she did it and everyone would clap.
now my youngest is one and i thought a little early but he showed interest and tried the same thing and its working.
but with him since he cant ask, he signs. i taught him a sign that means potty and he will do it each time. (even when he is sitting and going potty). he he.
also i bought the kandoo products and they felt like a big-kid.
but what really worked was a thing called feel and learn pull-ups.
addition, what really worked for my older two was designer underwear. I bought underwear with their favorite characters on and said "Bob the Builder" or "the princesses" would really get mad if you poop or pee on them. you want to make them happy don't you?
good luck and hang in there.
2007-01-18 16:13:15 · answer #5 · answered by vkewl182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when he brings you a diaper for him to poop in tell him no and sit him on the potty and make him sit there til he goes. give him a book or a small toy to play with
2007-01-18 16:02:50 · answer #6 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a tough one. My son was the same way, I took the advice of docs and fellow moms (one has a 7 year old who sneaks his brother's pull-ups - so don't despair - yet!).
I purchased flushable toddler wipes, kept the pull-ups out of his reach and whenever he asked for one I said, 'do you want a pull-up and to clean yourself up, or do you want to sit on the potty and stay clean?' I taught him how to clean himself up and left him to it. He used the pull-up for a while and I supervised his cleaning to make sure nothing unsavory went on, in time he realized that using the potty was much cleaner and easier and phased into it. I never showed any stress over it, never used punishment, etc. It's his body and as long as he was assisting in the cleaning up process I had to let him do what he needed to do. Hope this helps!
2007-01-18 16:11:57 · answer #7 · answered by Julia M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was the same way. She was peeing in the toliet forever and wanted a diaper when she pooped! lol. But we started NOT to put anything on her behind..she had one accident on the floor, didn't like it and started pooping in the toliet. Go bare bottom for awhile and see how that goes!
2007-01-18 16:06:42 · answer #8 · answered by sunnysideup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋