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August 10, 2005, 8:35 pm PDT
Potty Training
Quote From: cawhitewtrMy 3-1/2 year old son will not poop in the toilet but WILL consistently pee in the toilet. He cannot stay dry during nap-time or at night and, as a result, I put a diaper on him (the lack of control with urination during sleep can soak through an extra absorbency diaper). My problem is this: he waits until I put a diaper on him for naps or bedtime and poops then into the diaper while he is still awake. He will withhold from defecating on overnighters at his grandparents, does not have accidents during the day, and is fully aware of when he needs to have a BM (e.g. he will run and grab a diaper and ask that I put it on - which I don't). Has anyone else experienced this? Please help!! Have you tried putting regular underwear on him? maybe that will make him feel unfortable enough to want to gopotty. And have him to help you clean them. How about putting him on the potty after he brings you the diaper. One thing that I do with my two year old is to sit her on the potty while I am running her bath water, she also has a basket of books sitting beside her potty and I will sit there and read them to her and she has gone a few times during this, don't ask him if he has to go, just put something that he likes to beside the potty and that is the only time he is aloud to have those things, my daughter likes putting a sticker on her chart when ever she goes potty, maybe you can do something like this after he poops in the potty. I wish I could help you, in all honesty, my little one is harder then my oldest was with this, she is a stubborn little girl when it comes to this subject. Today, she absolutely refused to sit on the potty so I didn't make a big deal out of it, I put her in diapers and didn't attempt the rest of the day, We will be going out of town for a couple days, leaving tomorrow so I am just gonna let it go til next week and start over, I did this with my oldest at one point and having a fresh start seemed to help me not to be so stressed about it, though she was much easier then her littel sister, so we will see what happens with this techinique. Just hang in there and don't worry so much, give your self a breather if ned to. Hope I helped some, even if just a little.
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