Stages & Milestones: Preschooler, Elmo

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4 Year Old Son Won't Poop in the Potty

Hi all! I was just looking for any tips anyone had for helping my 3 (4 in a week and a half) year old son go poop in the potty. From the get go he has been very difficult to potty train, and I insisted on letting him do it on his own terms, but my in-laws had ideas of their own (he should be potty trained by the time he is 18 months). So they continued to push him, and he continued to resist. Finally one day (probably about 5 months ago), my husband showed him how to pee on a tree (I know not very classy, but what can I say? LoL), but...