Help me get my son to poop on the potty!

Melinda - posted on 03/19/2009

Quoting Emma:

i can relate to you here, it was an endless battle with my son, but then i read an article. let him wear his nappy and take him by the bathroom door, encourage him to go in his nappy, after a week, get him to stand in the bathroom and again, go in his nappy.  week 3 get him to sit on the potty / toilet (nappy remains on) and encourage him to go in his nappy whilst sitting there, week 4, take him to bathroom and take his nappy off and he should know to sit on the potty or toilet and go.

this was a lifesaver and hey, 4weeks seems like a long time, but it beats 4mths etc etc

I read this same article!  Written by a Psychologist!  The one I read said week 4 cut a hole in the diaper and week 5 get them on the potty without a diaper.  I jumped ahead to the cut a hole in the diaper and have him sit on the potty, but I think I should do it just like you posted and not get ahead of myself! Thanks!

Emma - posted on 03/19/2009

i can relate to you here, it was an endless battle with my son, but then i read an article. let him wear his nappy and take him by the bathroom door, encourage him to go in his nappy, after a week, get him to stand in the bathroom and again, go in his nappy.  week 3 get him to sit on the potty / toilet (nappy remains on) and encourage him to go in his nappy whilst sitting there, week 4, take him to bathroom and take his nappy off and he should know to sit on the potty or toilet and go.

this was a lifesaver and hey, 4weeks seems like a long time, but it beats 4mths etc etc

Pamela - posted on 03/19/2009

My son did the same thing and my pediatrician suggested using a treasure box with little trinkets...my son loved trains and things that squished so I filled a shoe box up with those things and a handfull of candies. I told him if he put his stink in the potty he could pick out a cool treasure. It took about a month for him to grasp the concept but once he did no more accidents. My hubby also started saying at random times and when accidents did happen "Pee and Stink go in the potty...where does your stink go?" My son started repeating and then did!! Good luck!!

Kelly - posted on 03/19/2009

We had the same problem and we did two things that seem to make the difference.  Our library has the Bear in the Big Blue house potty video.  That was very detailed and had songs we could sing that were kinda cool.  I'm lame, I know!   Also, we went our local dollar store and found a potty training doll.  We taught him how to train the doll to use the potty.  Did it all in the kitchen, but these things don't poop.  Sooooo...this is kinda gross, but I chewed up a raise and dropped in the little potty as the doll was going pee.  He freaked...Was like, Mommy, he poopoo'ed!! 

Hope that helps.