My daughter will be 3 in April and has almost mastered potty training. About a month to 6 weeks ago, she had it all - pooping, peeing, the works. She would even insist on cleaning out her own little potty. Recently, however, she refuses to poop on the potty, going instead into a corner and pooping in her panties. I've stalked her and put her on the potty when I know she has to poop, but she whines and cries and can't relax enough to get it out. As you can imagine, I am tired of washing "poop panties" and would like to be completely free of wipes, pull-ups and the like. I reward her with M & M's for going potty, but the appeal of multiple M & Ms so far hasn't worked for pooping. I'm thinking of trying a sticker chart next. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
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Best,
C.
i read books to my 18 month old grandsonwhile he sits on the potty. i sit on the floor beside him so he can see the pictures of put his potty in front of the big potty and i sit on that facing him
I have 3 kids (9, 6.5, 4.5). Both my sons did the same thing - around the same age. They were trained, but they went and put on a pull up to poop! It was so frustrating. To be honest, I took the pull ups away. It worked - they didn't go on my floor!
While you're home, if all else has failed, remove the panties. Explain the big girls don't poo in their panties and she can have them back when she starts going in the toilet again. Even if it means she has to walk around your house naked (think dresses). Nix the potty (and get a stool if needed) and have her use the big toilet. You could buy her special "big girl" panties with her favorite characters on them as incentive.
You have to do what works for you. This is the ONLY thing that worked for me. My boys (2 oldest of my 3) have not suffered emotionally or developmentally because I laid down the law regarding where waste goes!
Good luck!
When my daughter had this issue, I started sitting in the bathroom with her. I wouldn't even make the bathroom time about going potty, I would just sit on the bathtub and ask her what song she wanted to sing. We would get through about one song by the time she was finally relaxed enough to go. It took a little bit of time on my part, but it was worth it in the end. We also leave a few board books in the bathroom that they can look at if they need to relax. Good luck to you.
