What is a good potty training approach?

Question

I have a 4 year old son and he is half potty trained. He will pee in the potty and does well but he will not p**p!

Now my youngest son just turned 2 on July 7th and I want to know some better methods I used on my oldest son.

Answer 1

There could  be some other underlying issue to cause that.  Encopresis can last for years if left untreated.  I would suggest you seek advice from your pediatrician; the sooner the better.  I believe the problem is better understood now than it was in the past.  Good luck!

Answer 2

Experienced mom of 3 potty trained kids before they were 2.

Short story:

1. take him to potty as soon as he wakes

2. sit beside him on step stool

3. pour warm water on him until he goes, wait at least 2 min

4. if he goes, repeat in 20 minutes

5. if he doesn't go, repeat in 5 minutes

6. ring a hand bell while hes going

7. wash hands, ring another bell.

8. praise once hes left the bathroom

9. follow him around at least 2 minutes and remind him how big he his.

Long Story:

Put them on the pot as soon as they wake up, then every 20 minutes after that if they just went, and every 5 minutes if they couldn't go potty. Reward, reward, reward. What has worked wonders for my 3rd child is to sit on a step stool beside him while he was sitting on the pot and smile and say "Look, here comes the ti-ti! Look Here it comes, here it comes, and when he goes, say " YAY, there's the ti-ti...ringing a hand bell vigorously, yay, you did it!!!!! .oooooh better flush it down, its yucky......then wash his hands, letting him play a little bit in the water, and when hes done washing, let him ring a different bell, the kind you ring to get the clerks attention. ding, ding, ding He loves this one. Very important, once he's out of the restroom, follow him around for at least a minute, longer if you can, and say "you went potty, you went potty! yay, whos a big boy? you're a big boy! bend over touch your toes, and pop all the way up reaching your arms up over head, How big is (childs name), THIS BIG! HOW BIG? THIS BIG!!! Constant reminding, do you need to go potty? My third may be the easiest simply because of more experience, but I think hes just a natural born genious ! I have only been consistently training him in the above method for 4 days, and I have to carefully watch him, because he likes to go on his own now! Most of the time hes in the restroom is to go potty, but everynow and then I'll catch him playing. Be sure and be very firm about what goes in the potty is yuck, yuck, yuck. dont ever stick your hands in there, its so yucky!!! dont smile and laugh when saying this, he'll think its a joke, its not a joke, its not funny, dont make the mistake of laughing when you're trying to keep him from doing something unacceptable. When and if you keep him in pull-ups (i dont reccommend because they delay the process) and he goes number 2, take him to the potty right away and tell him "ewww, ewww, ewwww, I cant believe you went yucky poo in your pullup, you dont want that on your bottom, lets take it where its supposed to go, and let him see you dump the poo in the potty...I know this seems gross but believe me it works! if they see it going in the potty, its easier for them to understand. You'll be surprised how fewer poopies you're having to clean up. Hope this helps!