Seeking Help with the Potty

If there is something that he really wants. With my son at the time it was a power ranger. Give im some kind of treat daily everytime he goes on the potty, then at the end of the week tell him he can have the toy of his choice, within reason. Let him pick something out in advance so you can remind him of what he can have..Even put a picture in teh bathroom as a reminder. But tell him he can't poop in his pants all week to get that treat! Good Luck!

Hi A.,

Have you tried leaving him in underwear? This is how I got my son to go poop in the potty. He only pooped in his underwear once because the expeariance of it totally grossed him out. I had him stand in the tub while I peeled the offending underwear off. It was so disgusting.

My sister uses a reward system for her son. A week poopy free gets him a trip to the mini golf or Chuckie Cheeses.

Good Luck!

well i have a girl so i don't know how much this will help, but i used to frett over what to do because she wouldn't go potty, we were using pull ups diapers and those are a big mistake in my opinion- i just went and let her pick out some big girl panties, and i discovered she did not want to use her "little" potty she was ready for the real one, just get rid of the pull ups if you use them, he might go in his underwear a few times but he will most likely decide he doesn't like that and go in the potty

Try telling him when he goes to the potty he can call his favorite super hero and tell them he went poop in the big boy potty. My son is almost 3 1/2 and he pees but, does poop in his pull up still. I don't know what it is. Good Luck.

I know that most people don't want to hear this, especially moms, but the statement "they go when they are ready" is a crock. They go when you tell them to, and the longer you wait, the harder it is. My first son is 8 years old, and he was potty trained 2 weeks before his second birthday. He only wet the bed 5 times while he was training. I didn't use pull ups, or a potty chair or anything. My second son will be 7 in february. He was one of the youngest children ever in Michigan to be diagnosed with severe ADHD. I started potty training him 2 weeks before his second birthday. It took me a little longer than it did for my first son, but he was potty trained within a month, and had occasional accidents due to the ADHD, but generally had no problems. I just told them that this was how it was going to be. I bought them underwear, took them to the toilet and sat them on it to get use to it, and then started telling them to go potty, and they learned very quickly. Your child cannot start school if he isn't potty trained. I know it sounds mean, but all 5 of my mothers children were potty trained by the time we were 2. My youngest sister has a son that will be 3 in february, and he won't even pee on the toilet yet. You can't wait for them to decide, you decide. Good Luck.