Potty Trained Boy All of a Sudden Is Pooping in the Floor????

Maybe he's too young but maybe he is just having a hard time 'getting it out'. Talk to him about why he feels like he needs to poop next to the toilet. Maybe he is struggling to get the BM out sitting down at such an angle. That is something you can work on together and he will feel much better once you understand. Still, he may be afraid of the poop going in the toilet now for some reason and that is also something you can work on with him. I would keep making him clean up his mess but other than that I wouldn't punish him further because that may cause him to have a lot of anxiety over going to the bathroom. I'd visit your pediatrician if you can't make any progress over the next week or two. Good luck!

My son was potty trained too for about 6 months and then started wetting the bed again. We did a sticker chart and it worked in a week. Put the chart above his potty - or somewhere where he can readily see it. Every time he poops in potty - he gets a sticker. If he gets say 5 stickers - let him pick a "prize" from the dollar store or something or take him out for ice cream. When daddy comes home or really anyone comes over - make a big deal about the chart and the accomplishment it is. When my son did wet the bed (or in your case poop on the floor) we would just say "oh no - I guess we will have to try again tomorrow and then you can get a sticker!" - more or less ignoring the negative behavior and just focusing on the positive - staying dry. We found this worked really well. Hope that helps!

My DS is 3. 6months ago, we were making great progress (he wasn't trained, but he was getting there)....then one day he pee'd in our floor vent. The next day, in his Cozy Coupe.

I took that to mean that he wasn't ready, and I put him back in diapers full time.

Everything I've heard about potty training has said that when they're ready, they'll just go on their own and won't look back. As in, it won't be a gradual process. So for me, I'm just waiting. We encourage it, but he's in diapers until he tells me that he wants to use the potty.
I don't know if that's the right thing to do. But we've tried bribery and forcing the issue, and all it's done is frsutrated us.

How old is he? He sounds like he might be too young. My son potty trained at two, but it was too young for him. We ended up putting him back in diapers and waiting a year! I've recently read some info that says it's better to wait until they are a little older than doing it super early anyway.

But I'm not sure what age your son is. That's just what comes to mind. If he's young, maybe consider putting him back in diapers and giving him a break for a while. Don't associate it with negatives. That will only make it worse. He will get it one day.

I agree, your child might be too young. Have you tried reading potty training books with him? There are some good ones just for boys. Have you tried a reward chart for him?