Potty Training - Nitro,WV

I have a friend who worked in a day care center. She said one boy would reliably pee in his pants during nap time. She finally decided to make him clean it up when he did, and he stopped doing it. You might want to try having him clean it up.

T.

My son is potty training as well, and he is doing really well with pee (has been "pee trained" for months. We are still waiting on the pooping part. The one thing that I have heard is that you can't push them. After getting really frustrated with my son, I have had to realize that he is not ready for pooping in the potty, and so we leave him in diapers in the morning until he poops (he is a morning pooper), and then he is in big boy underwear the rest of the day. I don't know if this helps, but I won't punish him...it just takes time sometimes.
Good luck!!!!

I took my son to the store and let him pick out big boy underwear of his choice. When I put them on him, I told him that if he pooped in them I would throw them away. He stopped pooping in them because he wanted to keep them. And, if he had an accident, I didn't actually throw them away. I would have him put them in a sack and put them in the garbage himself. Then when he wasn't looking, I would take them out and wash them.

Hi J.,
I have 2 boys I have / am potty training before the age of 3. I'm not sure what other Moms mean by, "don't 'push' him into it." I pay attention to what times my boys typically go (for the first, it was right after breakfast; for the second, it's just before nap time).

At whatever time that was, I would place them on the potty, and they must sit there - alone if necessary - until poop comes out. My first son threw bigger fits about it than my second, but the crying quit as soon as he got the idea that poop goes in the potty, and Mama wasn't going to tolerate anything else.

I guess this is "pushing" them into it, because it worked. I don't have to clean up poop: my boys just know where to "go," including my 2 yo.
Hey, good luck :)
t

I would not use any punishment measures for this behavior. Try the No Cry Potty Training Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. Our daughter was about 75% potty trained before we started using the methods from this book, and 2 weeks later, she was 100% potty trained after using the methods. I think this book will help you out a lot! :)

make him clean it up dont punish him for it just make him clean it up

First of all, do NOT punish him!!! This is going to become a battle of wills that you will NOT win!!! He has the ultimate control over his bodily functions and you are NOT going to be able to "force" him to have his bowl movements in the potty!!! It is not unusual for a 3 year old ( especially a boy, I understand they are a little later in potty training than girls...I had all girls so I don't have any experience with boys). Try making potty time an enjoyable experience for him. When you think it is about time for him to have a BM, take him to the potty chair in a cheerful, upbeat manner and then sit and sing songs with him or read books to him while he is "trying" to go potty.
You say he is having his BM's everywhere in the house....are you not keeping him in diapers of anysort? It seems to me you are just setting yourself up for a battle by doing this. Get him some big boy pants...tell him that THESE for for big boys that go poop in the potty...and if he has a success...then let him wear the big boy pants until he proves that he is not ready for them. You have to make him WANT to go potty in the potty chair and believe me you will not accomplish that by punishing him in anyway.
Set up a reward chart, don't pay any attention to the "mistakes" just reward the positive behavior that you want. When he reaches an agreed upon number of "rewards" then let him choose a small toy from a sack that you have gathered at the local dollar store or take him to McDonalds for lunch and let him play in the play area. Make it fun and make it to his advantage to use the potty like you want him to.