Me and my husband are trying to potty train our 2 1/2 year old boy and have hit a little bump in the road. My son caught on to going #1 really quick but for some reason he doesn't go #2 though...if we ask him "where does poo-poo go?" he'll say "in the potty". We also ask him "what do you say if you need to go poo-poo?" & he'll tell us "Momma/Daddy, I need to poo-poo..." but when it comes to actually doing it, he never does. I'm trying not to just sit him on the potty until he goes because he gets very irritated and fussy. Does anyone have any advice on this? (I dont know if this means anything, but he goes #1 standing up...)
2007-03-10 16:53:42 · 8 answers · asked by jestay 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I'm with you... my older son was the same way (he also did #1 standing up). He was totally #1 potty trained, but #2 seemed impossible. He actually held it so long, that he got so constipated and bloated that he had to go to the emergency room for an enema! He actually took 3 months to train to go #2, where #1 was only a week long.
Finally one day, he was walking around the house naked (because all his clothes were soiled!), he got the urge and ran to the potty - no turning back! I couldn't believe it. I tried stickers, bribery, everything! I don't know if it was the nakedness or it was just his "time", but whatever - it worked.
The bad news is there is no cookie cutter way to train them. They all respond to different things. My recommendation would be to try various things and see what he will respond to. My Pediatrician said boys are particularly difficult to train #2 - some can take up to 6 months.
Good luck to you and your little boy - just remember you're not alone!
2007-03-11 05:43:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used the reward method. He only got a reward (from the dollar store, candy, small toys that he picked out) to be used when and only when he did #2 on the potty. I also let him use the big potty so he felt more like a big boy. It worked wonders for use. Might be worth a try. The cool special underwear that he picked out worked great! If he had an accident he wasn't allowed to wear them for a day or so until he could show us that he was a big boy. My son was potty trained at 20 months. Not by force, but he didn't like diapers. He had older siblings.
2007-03-10 17:55:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter started out doing the same thing. She would also get fussy from sitting there. I would have her look at a book and sometimes sing song while "waiting." then she caught onto the #2 and quit going #1 in the potty. Eventually she put both of them together. She's 4 now and at times she still takes books with her in the bathroom. :) Also try to get alot of fiber in the childs diet. It will make it come out easier.
2007-03-10 17:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by wsperingwasp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 22:24:22 · answer #4 · answered by berks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it sounds like hes moving along just fine!...he knows where it goes, and what to do, Just give him time and praise him as soon as he does for the first time and tell him how hes such a big boy now! :D If you are in the bathroom with him, you should even try stepping out for a minute, stand by but just let him sit there for a few by him self for the first few minutes!..maybe he feels a tad overwelmed..hehe..Just give it a try, its a waiting process but i think he'll be trained in no time by the sounds of it! good luck
2007-03-10 17:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by babygirlz3n2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We put my sons potty right by the toilet and when we would go we would tell him what we were doing and we told him that he should be a big boy and poop in the potty and not in his diapers and that he would get a sucker if he did and now every time he goes in the toilet he gets a sucker. we also got him underwear with cars and spider-man on it and I told him he couldn't wear them unless he did not potty in them and that helped out alot as well.
2007-03-10 17:30:43 · answer #6 · answered by hotmoma_37 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just waited until my daughter was ready for that phase of training than go crazy over it. Although she had whizzing on the toilet down I kept her in diapers for two more years (she was pee trained at 18 mos) It didn't hurt either one of us and finally one day she actually ASKED if she could poop on the toilet, I said yes and that is all it took.
2007-03-10 18:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
DEAR
GO AND BUY A MUSICAL POTTY CHAIR THAT MAKES MUSIC AND TAKE HIM IN THE BATHROOM WITH YOU AND YOU ONLY AND WHY YOU HE GOES OK YOU DO NOT THE KIDS TO PASS OUT FROM DADDY HA HA
TAKE CARE I HOPED THIS HELPS
PS SET YOUR CLOCKS UP TO NIGHT 1 HOUR OK
TAKE CARE
2007-03-10 17:20:16 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋