Potty Training - Henderson, NV - Mom with 2 kids

My son was so stubborn. Same thing, fine with #1 but never did #2. When I got upset about it I would just let it go for a day and start fresh again. My son didn't perfect it till he was 4. I put him in the cloth pull ups so he could tell if he went. One day, he's sitting on my bed watching tv. All the sudden he jumps out of bed and bolts to the bathroom. After he came out he went to his room and played. I went over to the bed and found a pillow by the spot he was sitting on. He wet the bed and was really embaressed. I didn't say anything to him about it. But its was like a ton of bricks! He had been going ever since.

When christmas came around my son was playing with his cousin. (and is 2 months younger then my son) My cousin told me she was having a rough time getting her son potty trained as well. My son found out he was still in diapers, called him a baby, and made him cry! Once again embaressed and hit him like a ton of bricks!

So I guess the moral of the story is to let her take her time, she will figure it out one way or another. She is still pretty young yet. So just hang in there.

Be patient and don't pressure her. When she has a poop in her pants talk to her (calmly, don't guilt her) about how much better it would feel to put the poop in the potty. But remember it's hard for kids to coordinate that. And some kids (although I know this sounds wierd, I think it makes sense) feel like the poop is part of them and don't want it to go in the potty.

My 2 1/2 is going throgh the same thing, but i have found that M&M's have helped. She gets 2 M&M's when she goes peepee and 4 when she goes poopoo ing the potty. Don't get me wrong it's still a slow process but it seems to work better than it did before.

We had the same problem with our daughter and we just had to find the right trigger or incentive to make her want to go. We finally told her if she went poo poo in the potty for 2 weeks straight we would take her to Chucky Cheese. It worked like a charm and thankfully we have had no accidents since. We tried the candy and stickers and stamps and they did not work until we hit on the one thing that she really wanted.

My son had the same problem. We found that we couldn't force the issue. We bought some little cheap toys and treats and some of his favorite snacks and told him that he could pick out a prize if he went poo on the toilet. Every night before he went to bed we would show him the basket of prizes and remind him that if he pooped he could pick one. At first he didn't really care but we kept trying and it started to work! At first he would only make little tiny poops but anything counted. It only took a couple of weeks and he was doing it himself without the need for a prize.
I have a friend who's son kept having accidents in his undies and she threw them away. That did it for him. It didn't work for our son but maybe it's something you can try! Good luck!

I feel your frustration. I have a 2 1/2 year old son and am in a potty training nightmare. My son is pretty good with the #1 but he is the same with #2. I took my son to the local party store where he picked out a colorful postor board and booklets of scratch and sniff stickers. My husband and I sat down with him together and discussed the reason for the stickers and poster board. He understood that when he does a #2 he can pick out a sticker and put it on the poster board. Also, I have found that if I dont make it a big deal he will go sometimes on his own, But #2 is going to be on his own terms. I really feel he will be well into 3 before the #2. Stay patient and good luck :) Jennifer Kephart