My toddler keeps peeing/pooping on his bedroom floor???

Question

My 3 1/2 year old son is potty trained and has no trouble using the potty, but for the last three weeks he has been peeing and pooping in the same corner of his room. I have asked him why he does it, and he says "because I want to". I have talked about where it is okay to potty with him and have warned him and subsequently punished him in several ways ie taken away privelages, time out, etc. but the problem continues. Does anyone have any ideas??? I am at the end of my rope...

Answer 1

I would make him clean it up. That may stop it.

Answer 2

Toddler Pooping On Floor

Answer 3

I do not have a definitive answer for you on this. Who does really? But thought I would share that you are not alone in this. We had some issues with odd potty behavior with my daughter around 4-5 years old. She is a very bright young girl that was potty trained very early. She definitely knew better and I am assuming your child does as well. If you search Yahoo Answers, you will see that this is a commonly asked question. I have to assume it is a relatively natural reaction to something or some kind of phase. With my daughter I wondered if it was a defiance issue. It seemed to occur when a friend was around... Almost like she was trying to say "See, I rule the roost here... Watch this!" But it could also be the child is unhappy about something. Usually when something is upsetting a child, they will react with poor behavior for what seems no reason. But if you look hard enough, you may find what the cause is. Good luck! It seems as it is something easily corrected. As far as I know, my daughter has not repeated this behavior after we asked her about it. We got about the same responce you did when we inquired.

Answer 4

Perhaps go through some kind of potty training all over again, assuming he didn't quite get it right, just to reinforce what is expected. I'm not saying he didn't learn the basis, but as a way to review how it's supposed to work. Continue the negative consequences for doing it in the bedroom, but add rewards for days without accidents. Has something changed in the household, like a new baby, job changes, environmental changes, that would throw him off?

Answer 5

I have a 5 year old peeing and pooping in his room he keeps telling me I don't want to do it any more tryed keeping him on the toilet nope didn't work after he got off he went to the room and peed I'm on my last straw it started with need weting recently we went to he is ants and he peed there and now his sister that is 4 is stating to pick it up what I'm I going to do? Will useing a pole up help please someone tell me it will stop the room smells so bad I can't keep renting this steam cleaner

Answer 6

Put a baby toilet in this corner of his room. He may just be doing it for attention so play along with his game. I wouldn't make a big deal of it. Just put the potty there and change it when you need to without saying anything to him. He is probably just going through a phase and will get over it.

Answer 7

I went through something similar with my 2 1/2 year old son when I first got pregnant. Because I was sick and wasn't feeling up to constantly serving his every whim, he started pooping in his pants every day when he was playing in his room. The first time I thought it was just an accident but after a few days, I realized that he had figured out that if he did that, he got a rise out of me, he got to come out of his room and spend time with mommy, even if Mommy was disgusted. Finally, a friend of mine with three grown boys said casually that she'd would just let him stay there for 10 minutes with it in his pants. I took her advice as her three boys are the best behaved boys I have ever met and none of them are seeking psychological evaluations for their mother doing this with them. I also stayed calm and didn't freak out and sent my son back to play in his room when he was cleaned up. Since it was in his pants, it was a little easier to clean up than out of the carpet, but I would suggest making him help you clean it up.

Also, figure out when he is doing it - is it at the same time every day? How long after you leave him in his room does he do it? If you see a pattern, take him to the restroom before the time that he usually does this. Make sure that he is empty before going off to play in his room. Keep a poker face, even though you feel like screaming and gagging, any rise from you will encourage the behavior.

One last note, I recently took a psychology class and a few elementary school teachers there were talking about that students who do bizarre things with their pee and poop at school often have things going on at home making them feel out of control and the last thing they literally feel like they control is what they do with their bodily functions. I don't want to freak you out, just be observant about the people your son is around, any changes in his life and the small things he is allowed to have control over (my son LOVES getting dressed by himself in the mornings, etc. and that's a battle that isn't worth fighting to me. Just be consistent and good luck, this is a gross thing that kids do and I would LOVE to see inside their little brains and figure out why they do this!

Answer 8

Make him clean it up. If he is old enough to make the mess and he knows better, then give him the appropriate items to clean it up and see that he does so. If he refuses I would let him stay in the room with it and not allow play time until he does. No yelling or anything else, be calm, but firm and explain that when he makes a mess, he will be responsible to clean it up.

Answer 9

dont let him go to his room unattended get off your butt and follow him. you need to be firm and spank him