Repost from Toddler, potty training problems, please help?

He’s been potty trained since 2 years 4 months. He’s been awesome, only having to wear a pull up at night time. He’s had the occasional accident, usually when he’s playing hard or outside playing. I’ve brushed it off and told him it was ok, just changed his clothes and sent him off to play again.

For the past 2 1/2 weeks he’s been pooping in his underwear just about every other day. It’s not always when he’s playing either. Last night I put him down after finishing dinner. He walked outside to his dad and from that short amount of time he pooped!

I’ve tried brushing it off, not overreacting. I’ve tried telling him it’s naughty, yucky. I’ve made him help me put the poop in the potty. I’ve tried every thing every one has suggested. This morning he stood up and went to play with his sister. I followed him over there and he turns to look at me and tells me he pooped!!!!!!!

He is going to a mother’s day out program starting tomorrow. They told me if he is still having accidents then I have to put him in a pull up, or at least pack them as his change of clothes. I just don’t know what to do! I don’t want to take that kind of step back, but I’m at my witts end.

Advice? Please?????
I told tell him is bodily functions are yucky or naughtey. I very clearly tell him it’s naughty and yucky to poop in his underwear. I told him babies poop in their diaper and big boys poop in the potty. That is 100% truth, how is that wrong?
I don’t tell him, sorry for the typo

Help potty training toddler?

My son just made 3yrs and he goes pee pee in the toilet but REFUSES to make doodoo in the toilet. He hides in a closet. He’s seen his daddy do it and knows what hes supposed to do. I try to coax him to the toilet but he doesn’t even want me to be near him. Once, I forced him to sit on the potty when I saw him run and hide and he just cried the whole time. As soon as he came off and i put a diaper on him he pooped. I don’t know what to do to get him to poop in the toilet. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated

Potty training my toddler questions?

My daughter is 2 years, 8 months. She is very intelligent, talks really good, sings songs, knows how to count and sing ABC’s to an extent. I have been trying to potty train her for about 8 months now. At first it was me being so busy and forgetting to take her potty, so I have been setting a timer. It was going great until now, I thought she was doing good, so I thought I better take that step, and take away the pull-ups except when she is sleeping. All of a sudden it is rebellion city, she is peeing in her pants repeatedly, and pooping (which I can’t get the pooping in the potty done anyways, that used to be all I could get her to do, and now she won’t let me know and doesn’t want to poop in the potty). I set the timer for less and less time, and I am trying to study for school, and she’s getting worse and worse. She is begging for her diapers back, but I won’t give in. I give her a peice of pez if she goes potty, without pottying in her pants first.
But now, she potties in her pants every time before we go to the potty. We go to the potty every thirty minutes, and she pees right before the timer goes off, and like I said, I have lowered the time repeatedly. Why is she doing this now? Is she just trying one last ditch effort to be able to potty in diapers? Is she just being lazy, rebellious…or just not getting it? I’m to my wits end, I feel worthless, and have thought that maybe my family might be better without me, if my I can’t even teach my daughter a basic life skill. People joke she will be in diapers until she is 10 years old, so they obviously think she is stupid! What do I do?

Daughter will go potty at preschool at potty time but won’t go at home, anyone’s house, or on a public toilet.?

She’ll be 4 in July. I’ve tried underwear. She always tells me AFTER she goes and the pee is already running down her leg. I got tired of having to put towels or changing pads on the furniture, car seat, and floor so I put her back in pull ups. She gets so fiesty that she’ll throw a complete tantrum and hit her head on the wall while on the little potty or the porcelain on the big potty while her toddler ring is on the seat so she doesn’t fall in. I should add that she was a preemie and does things at her own pace. I was hoping she’d at least try to start training by now. I never forced this on her since she’s been developmentally delayed since birth and didn’t walk until she was almost 2. Her preschool teachers don’t seem to be concerned, as I’ve shared this with them. They suggested jelly beans or M&M’s…one for trying, two for peeing, and three for pooping. She’s never successfully pooped on the potty. Her 4 year wellness appointment is in July, but I’m thinking about calling the pediatrician now. Your thoughts?
She doesn’t have a bladder problem as she can be dry for hours at a time, go, and then tell me.

Could my son have a developmental problem?

My son is now 3 years old and is still not potty trained. I tried at 2 years, then 2.5 years and he didn’t want to sit on the potty for longer then a minute. Now from the past month, atleast he sits on the potty when I tell him too,. If he has pooped, it may be 1 out of 8 times that he will do it in the toilet. Otherwise it’s always in his pull ups. I even tried underwear for him, but he just wets them all the time instead of telling us he has to go.
Is this a problem, our pediatrician says to wait it out until 4 years before we get worried about potty training, But I do worry when i look at other kids around 2 to 2;5 years already learning. Another thing is my son learned to crawl at 9 months, a little delayed. He took his first itty bitty steps around 13.5 months and then actually walked at 15.5 months. That too was a little late for us because we saw all kids around him at daycare, our friends circle all walking aroung 12 or 13 months. And now he is still not potty trained at 3 years.
I know certain symptoms of ADHD in toddlers is the child wanders and cannot concentrate on one thing fully. I have been trying to notice his behavior more recently and would like to ask if you think it may be a sign? He always tells me to put on Mickey mouse clubhouse in evening and it’s on, he watches it 10 mins, then he looks at what i am doing and talks to me, asks me things. then he wants to play with cars and i tell him i will shut tv off, he says no he is watching it. is this too much at once within a 10 min timeframe or is it normal child behavior?

Need help with my four year old boy, why wont he stop pooping his pants?

I appreciate all answers, and dont want to sound like a know-it-all, but I dont need the typical “maybe he’s constipated?” or “just leave it alone he’ll get the hang of it when he’s ready..” I have tried everything from rewards, charts, prizes, praise, laying off and seeing if he’ll do it on his own eventually….and more recently taking a toy or privilege away (as an alternative way of learning-not punishment) Im well aware that punishment of any kind is known to “backfire” but in my eyes so do the prizes in this case, because if there isn’t a prize waiting for him, that he can hold while hes trying btw=poo immediately in the pants.
This child is one that I’ve nannied for, since he was 10 months, so although Im not his mom….I am with him mon-fri, almost 12 hrs a day, so I feel like his “other mom.” Around the time he turned 15 months he had a new 3 month old brother too! We started training after he had a tiny bit of time to adjust to the baby, and not the other way around. I know some kids have issues when starting to train and then a baby is born. I felt it was too early to start, but mom was so gun-ho and excited I wasnt about to refuse to try it. I want to say around 18 months? decided to “introduce” him to the dreaded potty dance. (I dont mean to sound negative as potty training is supposed to be a life experience and although stressful shouldnt be something that has driven me to the point of utter disgust and insanity.) He started off with the typical toddler curiosity and excitement with his NEW POTTY! I knew he wasnt ready. I knew that its exciting for the child as well as adult to not be in diapers anymore. I also knew that just because an 18 month old can pee a couple times a day on a potty to get a sticker or candy…… does NOT mean he is READY to start this process. When he would poop prior to training, he never showed any sign of discomfort and would actually cry if I tried changing his diaper. If given the chance he would not be phased with sitting in his own doodoo….for as long as possible. Anyways. We did pull-ups for a while…….a while meaning a couple months? These were all moms’s decisions not mine haha! Big boy underwear time!!! Again he was very excited. Keep in mind he was 95 % of the time doing pee, not poop, on the pot. So you can imagine MY excitement the day I came in and got the “good news.” We were always at the house so luckily we had lots of time to practice. No stress on him, gentle reminders every 1/2 hour or so, and any time I saw signs that he might have to poo, Id say it looks like you might have a poop coming yay! Lets grab your (favorite book/toy) and try together!!! “I dont want to.” 5 minutes later im changing his “big boys” and mom has me wash them every time so thats a blast.
Once in a while we’d get lucky, although it would require forcing him to sit (if we knew it was comming.) Like, after some poop had already been pushed into his underwear. Point being, he never, ever WANTED to, and I’d get to the point of bribing just to get him to try. Soon, peeing became the same ordeal too.
To give some credit however, he would have some “good streaks,” where he would seem like he snapped out of it and sometimes would go a whole week with no accidents. These were the times where I would just be fed up and stop caring and just change him every time, no potty talk. I figured it was because he missed getting all the attention with having accidents and nagging reminders, but the next week he’d be back to accidents all day again. Nothing was never consistent.

read over 20 different books. I’ve talked with his pediatrician at doctor visits. I’ve been lead teacher in toddler I & II classrooms, as well as pre-school &pre-k classrooms. I have taken 4 years of early childhood ed. towards my BA degree…….Just stating that I have successfully potty trained kids that were 15 months old, up to 4 or 5 for almost 6 years before nannying for this family. So what am I doing wrong? I know that there needs to be consistency. Mom and I are on the same page, but not the dad. I find out “daddy still let me ride my bike even though i pooped my pants.” Aside from this issue he gives into him as soon as he starts his whining and screaming, with everything.

Now, he is 4 and younger brother is 2.5. The y brother started training in Oct. and sleeps through the night DRY. At first a couple accidents (normal) but has been accident free since then. Also, he poops his pants 6 times a day sometimes, and is on mirilax 2x a day per order of the doc, so he is not constipated. I have tested his behavior with cause-effect stratagies. Most recently, offer small dollar priced prizes, (wrapped in tissue. if he doesnt see anything he likes, he wouldnt bother trying and crap his pants) He all of a sudden was a poop machine, trying to poop every h

How long after your toddler was potty trained did they stay dry through the night every night?

My son is almost 3 1/2 and has been potty trained with no accidents for about 3 months now. However, he still wets the bed at night so he wears those Good-Nights at bed time. How long after your little one was fully potty trained during the day did they start staying dry all night?

Potty training: Does your toddler need to be out of the crib before you start?

I want to potty train my son, but he’s still in a crib right now, and getting him a bigger bed is a little while off. We CAN take a side off his crib – but I’m wondering if we should spend a week getting him used to his bed if we do that, before starting potty training. Does he need to be in a toddler bed? Don’t they wear diapers at night for a little while, while you’re training? Any advice or experience would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!! )

Training toddlers …….>>>>No more Night Diapers?

No more night diapers.

I am in no rush at the moment, but I like information bcs I like to do my best for my daughter.

Daughter is 2.2years old now, and I am very proud of her bcs it only took her 3 days to be out of her diaper during the day. This is her 3rd week no diaper, I only put it on at night before bed time. Up until today she only had 1 accident which is great

But what I did is that I didn’t put any pressure on her but I started about 2 months ago reading books to her about potty training and letting her go with me to the bathroom and we purchased panties together etc…

I want to do the same for her night diaper, what can I do to prepare her for it. I think it is still early now , not before next spring but I want her to be fully prepared for it.

Suggestions and Advices are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Getting toddler to poop in the potty?

Ok, I need help!! We have been potty training Hannah for about 1.5 months. She took to peeing in the potty right away, but not pooping. She wears underwear during the day, and we have just started wearing underwear instead of pull-ups when we leave the house. She is pretty much “pee” potty trained.

She has only pooped on the potty maybe 3 times. UGH! I am tired of cleaning up poop from underwear. What can I do to help the process along? I am trying not to get frustrated in front of her, but it is hard. You ask her where do you go poop at, and she says “You go in the potty“, we just can’t get her to do it.

She loves Wonder Pets, and we have been trying to bribe her with getting a new Wonder Pet if she poops in the potty. Not the best parenting, but I am at the end of my rope!!

Oh, she is 2.5 (31 months) old.

Any help??

Is anyone else having trouble with their toddler and potty training?

Our first pediatrician told me to start her when she was 3. It has been a nightmare ever since. When we are home she never tells me if she has to go and she is pooping in her pullups. She is 4 now and in preschool. Due to the number of students, she is refusing to use the bathroom at school, so after 5 hours she is ready to burst when I pick her up. Help.

Tips on potty training my toddler?

My son is showing the signs that he is ready to potty train (yay!). He is able to pull his own pants down, takes his diaper off when he has peed or pooped, and when he is naked, he tells us when he is about to use the bathroom. However, we can’t seem to get him to sit on the potty and go…he always ends up going in floor. Do you have any tips on potty training? Thanks!

How do you deal with a stubborn toddler when potty training?

My son is 25 months now and I cannot get him interested in potty training. He is acting very stubborn about the whole situation. He gets mad and throws a fit if I even suggest that he use the potty. I’ve tried getting him interested in it by decorating it with stickers, watching potty training videos, singing songs about the potty, but still no go. We tried role-playing with a stuffed animal and that seemed to have a *little* success because he sat on it, but it was short-lived and he never actually used the potty.

He is in pull-ups and he can take them off. I’ve even put him in his big boy undies (that he picked out). Still, he’ll go in the floor before getting close to the potty.

I haven’t tried to force him or chide him at all as I know that can be damaging and I’ve heard it wouldn’t do any good anyway.

By the way, he is in daycare so I can’t work with him throughout the day. I’ve asked the daycare to work with him, also, but his teacher tells me he won’t work with her, either.

Can anybody help me come up with a way to make him want to use the potty? I have no idea how to proceed with him. Thanks!!

Potty Training Question?

My daughter will be 2 in December. She is somewhat potty trained. For the past week she’s been saying when she has to go #1 and a few times she just went on her own. She wears panties at home and pull ups at daycare. She has had a few accidents. How was wondering how long after this stage did your toddler become fully potty trained without any accidents?

Toddler 3.5 potty training, help?

We’ve been trying to potty train my daughter for 3 months now. She does well in her daycare, but is stubborn in the house. However, recently, she took my hand to show me in the bathroom that she peed her pants, took off he pants, put them in the dirty basket, and changed herself (panties and pants). Is this a good sign? Other than being stubborn, she doesn’t mind doing number 1 or 2, however, she doesn’t say I want to go, we have to take her and time her. Thanks.

Potty training during the night?

My 3 year old daughter is 100% potty trained during the day, however she still wears diapers at night and wakes up every morning soaking wet. We are having another baby soon, and I would prefer not to be buying diapers for a toddler and a newborn.

Is there anything I could do to help her or teach her to not wet the bed? Or is it still to soon?
Will she just grow out of it when shes ready?

Potty training and toddler beds?

Hey, my daughter is 20 months old, with in the last couple weeks she has turned from always saying no if I ask her if she pooped or needs her diaper changed, to actually telling the truth. She is also starting to tell me before she poops that she is going to. I have bought her a potty but honestly, not really sure how to start this whole thing. I have started letting her come with me to the bathroom and trying to explain what I am doing. I also bought some pull ups which I have not opened or used, a lot of people say not to bother with them. I am also wondering how/when to start the potty training at night. She is still in a crib (with a crib tent) because she started being able to climb out before she was even 1. (she has done pretty much everything incredibly early) If I am going to try to start potty training should I convert her to a toddler bed at the same time, convert first, not worry about it yet? Basically any advice tips etc on potty training and or toddler bed “training” would be appreciated!
When she woke up from her nap I set her on the potty and she peed! She also tried really hard to go poopoo too!

I have potty trained My toddler, but cannot get past urinating while in bed at night…..?

We keep him in a pullup diaper at night, but he can’t wear one forever! Any tips on how to get him to stay dry through the night???

Does the “loose pants” technique really help potty training?

I have read things about not putting panties or tight pants on a potty training toddler b/c it confuses them into thinking they are wearing a diaper, but I never had any problem putting panties on my older daughter.
My 22 mo old is potty training and only has a couple accidents a day so I put panties on her yesterday, but she peed in them twice. Today I just took her diaper off after getting home from the store and she ran around in some loose pants…..no accidents.

Did you have to leave your potty training child pants or pantie – less for awhile and how long?

Potty Training Toddler – help needed!?

I’m currently potty training my little one, when we’re in the house i leave her to wonder around without her nappy on and it has proven to be a success as she always tells me when she needs t use the potty and goes by herself for wees and poos

However as soon as i put pants or clothes on her she messes them straight away. I’ve explained to her to tell mommy when she needs to go and she doesnt have a problem with this when she’s not wearing a nappy. I just can’t seem to get her into clothes and using the potty at the same time.

any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated…..thank you

Standard Poodle Training/toddlers?

Hi, my husband and I just adopted a 2 year old standard poodle, Parker. We are starting “school” with him in two weeks, it’s the next available. In the mean time I was wondering if anyone had any tips. Parker is a great dog, no potty problems, walks well on a leash, affectionate, he’s great. The issue is our twins, we have 15 month toddlers who have been raised thus far around dogs and don’t bother them. They wait for a dog to come to them to pet. When parker is around the twins and they are minding their own business, he will all of a sudden lunge and jump at them while wagging is tail, he is just everywhere super fast, only around the twins when they nap or sleep he just lays down at our feet. I know proper training will help but for the next 14 days any suggestions on how to calm him down to not Jump and lunge at them? I walk him twice a day, a mile each time, so he gets out ALOT. And when he jumps sometimes he opens his mouth like he is going to bite but never does.

Any potty training tips for teaching 2 toddlers at once?

I am about to start my potty training bootcamp, and just wondering if any one has any advice. My son will be 3 the end of March and my daughter is 19 months. I f I am really determined what are my chances for success they will both be trained in a month?
Do any of you know of a little girl being trained before she was 2, is this unrealistic?

Potty Training Toddlers??

When did you start with the potty training? My daughter is 16 months old and has been showing us sign’s that she is ready I think. When she dirties her diaper she goes and get a clean one and when has been getting up in the morning she has been dry. Do you think she is ready or should I give it a little more time. I don’t want to be one of those pushy mom’s that wants there kids to do everything first. So when did you start and when were they officially potty trained
Jillian I meant to give you a thumb up and hit the wrong thumb. Sorry

What is the best potty training book for parents, and for toddlers?

We are currently in the process of introducing potty training to our almost 22 month old, and I would like to find some literature for myself and my husband to read. Does anyone know of any good books for parents? Also we would like to find a picture book for our daughter too. Does anyone have recommendations?

HELPFUL TIPS ON POTTY TRAINING TODDLER BOY?

okay so my son is 2 1/2 and is no way near to get potty trained. im kinda concerned that he dont want to go near the potty and try. i know most kids this age are already trying or showing signs but my son is the complete opposite. he simply says no no and no when i ask him if he would like to go poitty like a big boy. i can get him to sit on his little potty for a couple of seconds but after that he gets up and runs away. this is my first child so im a little confused about what to do in situations like this. so if anyone can help most preferably moms that been through this it would be helpful

when is a good time to start potty training a toddler boy?

he’ll be 3, Aug.25, and i don’t know if it’s to soon. Please give me some tips to make it easier for him and me.

whats a good age to start potty training a toddler boy?

My son is 18 months old.

Is my son ready for potty training or was this a fluke?

My son is 14 months old and over the past two weeks has been squatting when he poops. We bought him the Elmo potty training DVD because he loves Elmo and he watched it about 2-3 times but he’s kind of small for potty training. We figured it couldn’t hurt to show him but once we saw how advanced the video was (talking to toddlers) we decided it probably was WAY too early for that!

Well last night he pooped in his diaper and took it off which he has never done before. Then he squatted down and by the time my husband I noticed he had no diaper on, he squatted again and pooped on the hardwood floor. (LOL!) Talk about a priceless moment.

My question is though, is this a fluke? Or does he now recognize that he doesn’t want to be in a poopy diaper? Should we get the potty out and let him explore it or is he really too young?

We’re just not too sure what to make of it or if we should even worry yet? Any advice? Or tips?
I think the DVD is called Elmo’s Potty Time. It talks about Elmo as a baby and he asks his Daddy all sorts of questions about the process. His Daddy talks to him about accidents and diapers and the “feeling” you get when you have to go. It’s a very cute movie actually! Great concept!

Well it can’t hurt to try. If he ignores the potty then so be it. We try again another time. But we’ll see how he reacts I guess. He really seems interested in the big potty so maybe he’s ready, maybe he could care less. We’ll find out….I won’t potty train him super seriously, I’ll let him lead the way and decide based upon his reactions.

**Repost** Diaper tantrums & Potty Training.?

__Posted in toddler and preschooler, but, I know this section better and hoping for more insight and thought on the subject. __ (Thanks)

Belle hates diaper changing time. Sometimes she is fine and no problem, other times she will cry and scream, just not wanting to change her diaper. For a while she hated being in a dirty diaper, so we tried a mornings worth of potty training, she did not want anything to do with it. She loves her potty though. We got a few potty books and the Elmo video and will watch them and read the books all week and try again this coming weekend as the diaper tantrums are awful. Last night she wanted to wear her new elmo undies, so I let her and we showed the bear how to go potty, brought the potty to the living room and were playing blocks, I asked every 20 mins or so, then i look over and she is sitting in a wet spot… Is she just not ready yet? She is 20 months old

So questions… (Lol)

Does your tot have these diaper fits?
Does Belle sounds ready or not?
Should we go ahead and try again this weekend?

She is 23 months old this week.

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Thank you so much, we were talking last night and thinking she might not be ready either. We dont mind changing diapers, we just dont like getting kicked and her crying if she decides to throw a fit, Lol. She is a smart girl, we just dont think the bladder control is there.

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M & Ms are a great idea, Belle loves, and I mean LOVES chocolate, just like her Mommy
I get stern with her but, I have not smacked her leg. She is one that learns and repeats. So, we try and stay away from any spankings yet. We have started time outs, too bad she thinks the time out chair is fun. At least it is a distraction.

Terrified Toddler Won’t Potty Train?

My son is now 3 and he refuses to give potty training a try. I feel he’s ready because he brings me a diaper and the wipes whenever he’s gone in his diaper. He’s not afraid of the potty…he’ll go in with me or Daddy and watch us (we are trying to show by example..”Wee! this is fun!”). LOL! And he’ll flush the potty and isn’t afraid of the noise. But, he just won’t sit on his potty chair…or the seat we have that can sit on the grown-ups toilet. He gets so scared!!!

He has a mild speech delay and his communication skills are behind…and I just think maybe he doesn’t understand. But…at any rate. Any suggestions? I have printable charts and stuff. I thought about having him watch some kids video’s about potty training. Books won’t work because his level of patience and understanding is just not there yet. He’ll just point out things in the book and tell you what they are. And will totally miss the point of the book.

Very frustrated Mommy here. He’s #5 and the other 4 were easy as pie! ) He’s such a sweet little guy…I just wish he weren’t scared.

Any suggestions I haven’t already thought of?

THANKS! )