I am trying so hard to potty train my two year old. She will be 3 in August. She will pee in the toilet, but she will not poop. She will wait until she gets off the toilet, and then will poop in her panties.
It is driving me nuts. I have tried talking to her, telling her it is not nice to poop in her pants. I have tried rewarding her for when she did go to the bathroom, but that doesn't work. I have tried disciplining her. I took away her favorite stuffed animal for a few minutes, she wasn't allowed to play outside for a few minutes, little things like that.
I have never had a problem with poopy diapers, but I cannot handle a panty full of it. I am at my wits end here.
How can I get her to poop in the toilet? This is my first child that I have had to potty train and I am sooo lost.
Please help me.........
Update:She tells me when she is needing to pee in the potty. I will ask her if she needs to poop and she will say yes, but then will not go. I take her off and not even two minutes later she has pooped in her panties. I do not believe that I started her too young. She was bringing diapers and baby wipes to me so I could changer her. I have tried several other times and decided she was too young, but this time I believe she is ready, she just will not poop in the potty.
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I just finished potty training my son and daughter and will be starting soon with my second son, so I know how you feel.
The fact that your daughter is able to pee in the toilet is wonderful and signals a developmental readiness to be fully trained. She is getting off the toilet then finishing in her pants, signaling that she is anxious to get off the toilet. I think the key is to maximize her comfort and her relaxation while she is on the toilet. I used The Potty Stool, which gave my kids stability and armrests for a good hold. My kids were able to relax and they felt stable on the toilet. Look at ThePottyStool.Com for pictures of what I am talking about.
You are almost there! Maintain your patience and only use positive reinforcement. Try saying, "that's OK, we will try harder next time. We want to put the poo poo in the toilet, not in your nice panties." In a calm way, ask her why she doesn't want to poop in the toilet. She probably has a good reason. Maybe she doesn't like the splash. Put a layer of toilet paper down to avoid that. Maybe she is afraid of falling off. A good stool will help.
Hang in there! You are so close to the end.
Stop putting panties on her, she's not potty trained. She isn't ready to poop on the toilet. Stop whining and nagging at her. She's not ready to poop on the toilet. Sounds to me as if you began potty training too early for HER. She wasn't ready for it and now of course you're having a hard time. Taking things away from her isn't going to get you the results you desire...it is only going to create an obstnant child and then you'll be griping about that.
I am in the midst of the same dilemma! Except mine is the opposite! She will mostly only use the potty to go poop. She will be 3 in Sept.
I found that taking her to the store to pick out special "big girl" panties helped, but when she wets them, I tell her she will need to wear a baby diaper (pull-ups) and prove to me she can be a "big girl" and keep it dry until the next time she uses the potty. So far I'm having luck with it!
Good luck with it!!
I have been told by several physicians that you should not force your child to go to the potty. If she is hesitant, she may need a little bit more time. She is doing wonderful if she is consistently peeing in the potty. I would just continue to praise her for what she is doing, and encourage her to poop in the potty. She will get it, it just may not be time yet. Good luck to you!!
I had the same hassle. I put my son on the potty when ( excuse me cos this is explicit) he farted or I knew it was poo time. I used smarties (sweets) and placed one in front of his potty on the floor. Once he had relented and done his poo, he got the smartie. I simply made him sit and go. If he really couldnt go, the smartie remained there for when he was ready. He knew it was there and waiting. It still took me a long while - but that's all I can offer. Good Luck.
Pull ups, and a good book.
She will sit longer for a good book.
Making a fuss over it only makes it worse.