How to make my toddler poop in the potty

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Question asked by: Rory Submitted by Anonymous on May 1, 2011
My 3 year old son is potty trained for pee (when he's 2 1/2), though he's not potty trained for pooping. When he wants to poo, he gets the diaper and make me to put it on for him and he's able to tell me when he's done. His problem is that he's only willing to (and know how to) poo at the standing position, so that he can't have any bowel movement when sitting on the toilet (he only successfully poop in the toilet once). I don't know what I can do to make him poo in the toilet/potty. Please help!
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Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-05-06 19:26.

try getting him a new potty

try getting him a new potty seat. or maybe even an actually potty chair. let him help you pick it out. at that age they LOVE it when they help do something. sit him down and talk to him about it, say it nicely like " you know honey, poop is supposed to go to the same place that pee does. they are friends and want to be together." he should be able to understand that.
MsGreene

Rory, Here are some great

Rory, Here are some great suggestions from Dr. Greene -- First, encourage him to do his pooping in the bathroom -- like you. He can keep his diaper on, he can be across the room from the potty, but he's in the right room. Usually this step isn't too tough. Once he has comfortably pooped in the right room for 3 days or more, he can take another little step when he seems ready. Next, have him poop sitting down -- like you. He can sit on the floor, on the potty with the lid down, on the potty with the lid up, or wherever he wants in the room. He still gets his diaper. Again, once sitting has become comfortable, he can try another little step. If he has been sitting on the floor, he moves to the potty or toilet. If the lid has been down on the potty or toilet, now lift the lid. He still gets to wear the diaper. This step is usually surprisingly easy. Wait until he is comfortable with each stage before he takes another tiny step. The next step may be to simply remove the diaper and have him go on the potty -- like you. Many kids will move from the last level to this one with unexpected ease. If you gauge that this will not be the case for your son, you can instead cut a little hole in the bottom of the diaper. He can go as before, and the poop may or may not fall into the potty. As the days go by, make the hole larger and larger. I've known some kids who just wore a waistband for a bit! Before long, he will want to be free of the diaper altogether, now that he is free from the fear. Your son wants to use the potty even more than you want for him to -- he just doesn't know it yet. From http://www.drgreene.com/qa/learning-poop-potty Hope that helps!