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My 4 Year Old Wont Poop in a Toilet
Asked by A.D. from Portland
on February 26, 2008
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My son just turned 4 and he still poops in a pull up. He has been "potty" trained for 2 years but when he has to poop he runs to the toilet, cheeks clenched and as so...
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- We had a very similar issue with our 3 1/2 year old. Some things we learned: get rid of the pull ups, set aside a time that he is "scheduled" to sit on the potty for ...
- I would Just let him wear the pull-ups. Do you poop in the toilet? It will come to him. I don't know why but most moms i know have the same issue with their boys and n...
- My son is three he went through a phase like that for a while. He would go hide and poop his pants or find a pull up to put on and poop in there. My husband would sit ...
Help, My Daughter Will Not Poop in the Potty.
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on August 31, 2009
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My daughter is 3 1/2 and will not poop in the potty. She pees just fine, but asks for a diaper when it is time to go poop. I have tried to make her sit and this result...
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- We are there as well, and I actually expected it. My daughter has pooped in the potty several times, but then goes back to the diaper. I am the same way with putting...
- I was in the same shoes just last week... My son is 3 3/4 and we thought it would never happen. Last week he said he thinks he wants to go poo on the potty. We sat the...
- She will poop in the potty when she is ready, I promise she will not go to high school in diapers. There is no reason why your husband should pressure you. I'm sorry b...
Potty Training
Asked by H.C. from Houston
on August 27, 2009
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My son (2nd child) is 4 1/2 yrs old and will not ask to go to the potty. He understands what to do in the bathroom but thinks it is much funnier to have an accident. ...
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- H., I had girls, so they were by far easier, BUT, a couple of strategies that helped us: 1) sticker chart with a reward at the end. Whenever he goes in the po...
- H., I too have a VERY stubborn 4 year old boy (almost 5). Much of what you describe sounds exactly like something my son would do! He is potty trained (through briber...
- I feel for you--my little one was like that and he is 3 1/2 and in school...he still does at home, but never at school....every 20 minutes and start taking toys and t...
Poopie Issue
Asked by E.G. from New York
on August 30, 2008
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Hi moms, sorry for the poopie question but here goes. My son just turned 9 months yesterday and has had a few black poops with an almost powdery substance with it in ...
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- How funny, LOL MOM he's fine, it was probably something he ate, one or 2 black poos here or there would be normal, its consistent black poops, more than li...
- Hi E., Has your son eaten anything new or started any new medications? I remember the first time my daughter tried bananas I was frightened by all the little black...
- Is your son eating a lot of blueberries? When my son eats a lot of blueberries, his poop looks black. But it's pretty loose. Maybe see what you're feeding him. If his ...
Seeking Moms Advice
Asked by J.H. from Brownsville
on August 22, 2009
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I have a three years and one month old. I have tried everything to potty train him> praise, awards, charts, timeouts and even having him naked> but nothing has worked!...
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- As a parent of a 3 yr old boy who just recently finally is out of pampers and owner of a preschool, boys tend to potty train later than girls. Although many children ...
- He's not interested-and probably not ready. Put those two together and you are fighting a losing battle. Wait. My son was almost 3 1/2 before he potty trained- and it ...
- My son didn't fully potty train until 3 1/2. My pediatrician said it's pretty common for boys to train between 3-4. It sounds like he isn't ready yet because he isn'...
Potty Training Advice
Asked by B.B. from Augusta
on April 22, 2009
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Okay, this is a little weird...
My 2 1/2 yo son is daytime potty trained as far as peeing in the potty, but he has resisted pooping in the potty. Yeah, I hear that...
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- im also potty training. my daughter is 2.5..she has her moments. when she has an accident, i make her clean herself and wherever she went up. yeah i know that acc...
- My son did pretty much the same thing but instead of the carpet it was the walls in his room. I put a door knob cover on his door so when i heard him crying to go into...
- I think you'll need to supervise him constantly. Think back to when he was a baby that just started crawling. You were always aware of where the baby was and what he...
Toilet-training an Almost-three Year Old
Asked by A.L. from Atlanta
on July 13, 2008
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Hi folks,
We have an almost-3-year old girl with a potty-training issue. In the last couple weeks, she has gotten quite good about peeing in the toilet/potty, however...
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- Both of my sons would pee int he potty before they would poo. They had no pee accidents, but absolutely refused to poo there for some time. I didn't push it. I just ha...
- My son is three and a half. I thought he'd never get the pooping thing down. He got the peeing part right away, of course it was fun to do. We tried a lot of things...
- When my oldest (7) was potty training she had a hard time going on the potty. I talked to my ped and he said to put a stoll under her feet that she could put her feet ...
I Need Help with Potty Training Ideas
Asked by E.B. from Madison
on October 31, 2007
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My son will be three years old next week and he still isnt potty trained yet. He will poop/ pee in the toilet, but not on a constant bases. I can try and put him on th...
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- I wouldn't feel bad. My daughter is almost 4 years old and we had a hard time potty training her. She would only go on the potty when she wanted to. So what we did was...
- My son wasn't potty trained until close to 3 years old and I hate to say this but my Grandmother (his Great-Grandmother) would bribe him. Everytime he would go "poop" ...
- I have a 3yr old son and I use cheerios and had him aim for them and he did great with that.
Need Some Advice on Potty Training
Asked by L.L. from Dallas
on May 11, 2008
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We started potty training our son about 3 weeks ago and so far he is doing great with going "pee pee" in the potty, but he seems terrified to poop there. We've tried ...
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- Wow you sound like me!!! I had the same problem with my 2 1/2 year old daughter. I had her pee potty trained in 3 days, but as far as pooping went well she just woul...
- Okay, I know this sounds gross, but it's worth a try. My husband had my son at home one day and had to go himself. We always allow him to come in when we go in hopes...
- After your son poops in his his pants or diaper, take him to the potty, put the poop in the potty and get him to help flush. Give lots of praise for him helping you to...
Pooping Accidents?
Asked by S.E. from Phoenix
on August 16, 2009
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help please! My youngest son will be 4 in a couple months. Over summer he started having accidents pooping in his pants or on the floor once in a while. I was hopin...
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- That usually happens with emotional stress. It could be school starting, it could be some kids that he knows are scaring him, or whatever. You need to be sure that h...
- Hi S., i can understand your frustration. It gets hard for us mothers when our kids suddenly start behaving very opposite. I also have a daughter who is 4 and 6 months...
- my son is 4 1/2 he recently switched docotors well my son has pooping accidents alot because he is mostly constipated it hurts, so i took it up with his pediatrician t...
