I have a very young (emotionaly) 4 year old, who is very bright, stubborn and spoiled. my problem is he pees in the potty like a "big" boy about 50 % of the time goes in pullups the rest. refuses to poop. potty charts worked for a while, bribary does not work, embarassment doesent work, ignoring it dosenot work. any ideas
When we saw our son bearing down with a red face, we just picked him up and put him right on the toilet and he had no choice to let it plop in there. After we did that a few times he wasn't so uneasy with the whole idea. Sometimes we just have to give them a little push in the direction we want them to go in.
Out of curiousity, do you have a training potty or a potty seat that fits on the toilet? I don't know if it makes a difference - but we just put the seat over the toilet seat so we wouldn't have to transition. My daughter also went to the bathroom with me all the time - so it wasn't strange for her.
my son has and still is coming into the bathroom with us. we have a potty seat that is attachet to the toilet. but for some strange reason he is afraid to sit on i t. we flushed his poop from the pull up into the toilet so he can se it was ok. he still did not want to have anything to do with the potty seat and poop!
I guess it is a matter of timing, getting him when he starts and cannot stop, then it might be easier. I never did use any sort of potty contraption, just the regular seat that we all used. Maybe it looks different and he doesn't want it on there. Or maybe he is being stubborn and you need to win this one!
The fact that he does the hiding thing is a clue that he is recognizing when he has to go. I would be more worried if he just continued to do what he was doing (i.e. playing, etc.) while pooping. As with everything else, awareness is always the first step in accomplishing anything. My daughter had a harder time with pooping and the party hat/parade thing worked for her. However, since wants privacy, maybe this would be a bit much for him. Also, things that work for girls may not work for boys. Basically, consistency of putting him on the toilet as soon as he is starting to go and hide may be what is needed. Congratulations about the fact that you have been successful with the first hurdle. No kid that I know was ever fully potty trained and poopy trained all in the same day. One thing will happen at a time. Good luck and keep us posted.
I did not realize that there was another page of posts when I posted my last response. Anyway, the potty seat helped us too. Maybe the reason that your son does not like it is because of the sensation of sticking to the cushy part of the seat. It may also be the fact that your son is trying anything and everything to try and not have to use the toilet. In the past if he put up a fight, then you would give in and the subject, as far as he was concerned, was closed. Just know that sooner or later he will be fully trained. Be consistent in your actions and let him know that you will be firm, but understanding at the same time. Good luck!!!
He is totaly pottytrained!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We went on a vacation with some older cousins and when they left he announced he wanted underwear and never looked back.
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