Potty Training - Marysville,WA

My daughter did the same thing when she started training. I put a potty seat in the bathroom and a potty chair in her room so she can sit and watch TV, play, read etc.I also have a little keyboard that is for younger kids so it is right at that level. She now sits there for what seems like forever but it gets the job done. I put a piece of plastic under the chair to be safe. Also, you know how the poop kind of sticks the the sides of the potty chair bucket when you dump it, I spray it with Pam between uses, much easier cleanup. Hope this helps!

That was our hardest part was the bm in the toilet. Our son was great with peeing in the toilet all day but he refused to do #2 in the toilet. He'd wait until bedtime when we'd put a night diaper on him and go then. We finally just made him sit on the toilet (for an hour ) until he went. It took about 3 nights of this and then he started going no problem. It was a very frustrating week for us but it paid off. All kids are different so keep trying until you find what works for your daughter. Good Luck!

Hi, L....

What worked for us was getting one of those old-fashioned TV trays from Little Finnegan's (around the corner from regular Finnegan's downtown) and set it up for our son to play with toys or read books for as long as it took for him to have a bowel movement. We found that the play and reading allowed him to relax his bottom (and not focus so much on why he was on the potty) and he was having reliable success in no time!

--B.

Hi L.. First, I can tell you that this is totally normal. I have 6 children ranging from a married 20 year old daughter, then 4 boys, then a 3 year old girl. Even one of my boys at the age of 12 wouldn't go for days because we were camping and they were vault toilets and not real bathrooms. It is amazing how the mind can block them by fear.

The things I suggest are: First, if she poops in her undies, the natural consequence is to put her back in a diaper. Usually they don't like that. At 2 1/2, they really don't understand and making them feel like they are a bad kid is not beneficial. However, telling them that it is a priviledge to wear panties makes it worth their while when they are ready. Just keep telling her that only big girls that can not poop in their panties get to wear them and that babies that poop in their panties NEED to wear diapers. It is just too hard to clean up. :)

Also, sometimes the "feeling" of peeing is easier to read for them than the "feeling" of poop. Just let her develop a little more and don't worry. My youngest daughter just turned 3 in November and she just two days ago decided it was time for her to use the potty. She still has accidents at night though, but that too will work itself out.

Good luck and Happy Parenting!

I checked a great book out from the library called, "Mommy, I Have to Go Potty" when we decided to potty train. It gave some great tips on what to do when aspects of potty training aren't working. Apparently, kids can bowel train and urine train seperately and it is perfectly normal. If I remember correctly, it had a section on what to do it your child is urine trained, but refuses to poop on the potty. Good Luck!

I have found with 2 out of 3 of my kids (my youngest is only 11 months) that the more I pushed them to be potty trained, the more they resisted. If your kids are anything like mine, the best thing I found for them and me is to let them decide when they are ready. I still would ask them if they needed to "go poop in the potty" every so often, I just wouldn't make a big deal about it and would communicate to them clearly that I would be there if they needed me when they were ready. Both my kids were trained no later than 3. Less stress on mommy and kid this way. Good luck in your endeavor!

We just started potty training and have had the same issue. We've started putting our son on the potty righ away, even if it seems like he's already had or started having a BM. (We just wipe his bottom first!) Half the time he finishes on the potty, which is a big step in the right direction!

Hi L.,

I can say that there are some great resources for potty training. There is a site www.pottytrainer.com which is good. I am having similar issues with my child who turned 2 in December. She was sitting on the potty, but is now struggling with that because she can get down now. She was going a while back before we moved, and is now content to stay in her pull ups. I feel your pain. :) I am just giving her time, and she will do it when she wants to. That is my thinking anyway. She has never pooped in her pants, but that is because she won't keep them on long enough. I would google potty training tips.

Blessings,

K.S.

It may seem to lead to vanity, but a close friend had great success using pink lipgloss for a reward if she pooped in the toliet. My friend was amazed at how quickly she trained.

jem

I am a mother of one girl and six boys. I've been trying to get my almost three yr old to potty train but there is jealousy issues with the 10 month old.

Our girl also took a while to finally make the switch. What worked for us was to completely back off and just clean her up and go on with the day. She knew where it was and how to use it. We found she was using it as a power play so we had to take it out of that relm. It didn't take long after that.

I had this problem with my 3 year old very recently, we found that she longed for the time I spent "cleaning" her up after the said accident. Once I stooped dotting on her when she did this it was over. IT tock her coming into the room looking at me in the face and her then pooping in her pants and then saying to me "Now I get a shower!" to realize this is what was going on. (She stood there for the next 45 minutes while I finished up nursing her baby brother!)
Good luck, it does get better!
KAtie