How to get my son to poop in the toilet?

Question

My son is 2 and I just started to pottytrain him he does great when it comes to going pee . He wears his big boy underwear and says mommy got to go potty. but when he has to poop he says nothing and it is just a gross mess to clean I just don't know how you get them to go poop any advice would be great

Answer 1

First, when he is showing signs that he needs to poop, leave his diaper on him, but set him on the toilet. Do this for 3 or 4 days. He will probably no longer be afraid to tell you he has to go, because there's not pressure to go IN the toilet.

Next, after those 3-4 days, when he needs to poop (and he will probably start to tell you at this point), you can cut a small hole in his pull-up, then put it back on him, and set him on the toilet to poop. He will have the "comfort" of wearing his pull-up (because it really is an emotional comfort thing at this stage). But once he is gone, you can show him the poopy in the toilet, and praise him for this. Do this for another 3-4 days

After 3-4 days with this, he will probably be comfortable with going on the toilet all the time.

Pooping on the toilet is scary for children sometimes, because they feel like they are losing a piece of themselves. It takes a while for some children to get rid of that fear!

Answer 2

Most children show signs of readiness to begin using the toilet as toddlers, usually between 18 months and 3 years of age.
These signs include staying dry for at least 2 hours at a time, having regular bowel movements, being able to follow simple instructions, being uncomfortable with dirty diapers and wanting them to be changed, asking to use the potty chair, or asking to wear regular underwear. You should also be able to tell when your child is about to urinate or have a bowel movement by his facial expressions, posture or by what he says. If your child has begun to tell you about having a dirty diaper you should praise him for telling you and encourage him to tell you in advance next time.

Answer 3

When he goes in his pants take them to the big Potty and have him help you wash them out and flush the toilet. This what I did with mine and it worked really good. Also try to pay attention to when he normally has a BM and try to have him sit on the potty around that time each day and have try to go. I hope this has helped a little. Good luck.

Answer 4

i'm gonna brag on myself and mydaughter. she is potty trained at 23 months. she only wears diaper/pullup to sleep. i was VERY fortunate that she didnt like the dirty diapers. the best advice i read when i started training, was be consistent. most children have bm at the same time every day, which she did, and just make it a point to put him/her on the potty at that time of day.

Answer 5

Its much harder to train a child to have bowel movement in the toilet than it is to get them to urinate. For some reason when they have to strain to get something out its like they are losing a part of themselves into the toilet and it scares them. Taking them a short time after meals sometime helps to catch them before they go in their pants. I used to sit with my son and read to him and if he did go he got a reward (cookie) plus lots of praise. We would say bye bye to his poopie and flush it away to applause.

Answer 6

children learn by copying
little girls go when mummy goes and little boys go when daddy goes and dont forget to praise them at the end. But dont force them if they see what the parents do a few times they will one day want to be as big and clever as their parents

Answer 7

my friend had to same problem with her daughter she stopped the diaper wearing in the house and she watched her daughter facial expression when it looked like she had to go she took her to the bathroom and she would let her know when you have to "poop' use the toilet

Answer 8

maybe he doesn't know that pooping is also a form of potty and tell him that he needs to tell you when he's about to do it.