Every blinking day

[NAB3wishesfor2008]

Not 5 minutes after he sat on the loo, DS2, age 2.7 has poohed in his pants.

How do I get him to sit on the loo long enough to do it there when I don't know for sure it will come? He is fairly regular but not 100% every day. He has only ever done 1 poo on the potty and never on the loo.

He always comes and tells me he has done it in his pants though.

BTW I could read etc but I don't want him sitting there if it isn't coming IYSWIM.

someone on here recommended "sneaky poo" to me

It worked a treat with my DS

Basically you say that sneaky Poo is very naughty and tries to sneak into boys pants instead of going in teh loo/potty which is where it is supposed to go. We need to give Sneaky Poo a surprise by making him PLOP into the loo, so when you think he might be trying to sneak into pants, you must tell mummy/daddy

We even sing "sneaky poo, in the loo" over and over when DS is on the loo, saying in an excited voice "is SP coming? oooh we'll give him a surprise" etc

it sounds a bit scary, but it did work for us!

ROFL at sneaky poo (kind of wish I had a potty trainer to try it on) ...

Doesn't sound like he's aware enough of it coming to tell you in advance, so it doesn't sound like he's ready to be using a potty for it, tbh.

If he's regular but not entirely predictable, you could always pop a nappy on around danger time but leave it off the rest of the time.

oh GOD I knew someone would larf at me

No way am I going back to nappies.

Will try the sneaky poo, thank you.

Going to save this thread ready for DS potty training around this time next year or may be later

original sneaky poo.

By forgottenfreetime on Mon 25-Jun-07 21:03:57
You could try this approach for increasing his awareness. Its a well researched techniques and used by psychologists with children who are soiling long after they should be dry/clean. The majorly important point is that the whole family have to give it a go and that the shame/punishment/humiliation element of accidents is totally removed. This doesn't mena you have to be thrilled with an accident just non-emotional, very matter of fact.
You tell ds a story about a character called 'Sneaky Poo'. Sneaky Poo is always trying to sneak into childrens pants. He creeps up on them and takes them by suprise. You can add in a few examples where Sneaky Poo has snuck up on ds recently. The more exaggerated fun emotion of the sneakyness of Sneaky Poo the better when you tell the story. The aim is to get ds interested and on board. Then you explain that ds and all the rest of the family have to get rid of Sneaky Poo by putting him the toilet. E.g. One day SP was hiding watching 'Ben' playing with his trains. Ben didn't notice but SP was creeping up behind him, closer and closer, until suddenly Sp was nearly in bens trousers!(indignant emotion) Just then ben realised what was happening, quickly he ran to the toilet and pulled down his pants! SP didn't know what was happening and before you know it he had fallen into the toilet!!! etc.. etc... Get ds to do a lovely picture of SP with his crayons/pens etc. Then another picture of SP in the toilet, being flushed away by all the water.

Then you have to start working on a toileting programme. Introduce some routine to ds day. At breakfast time he should have a warm drnk to get bowels moving and then sit on the toilet for 5-10 minutes. After a warm bath is another good time. This is a good time to talk about SP and other stories that ds likes. If no poo thats ok but you have to keep taking him back to the loo every half an hour as far as possible. If DS 'gets SP in the toilet' this is an ocassion for lots of cheering and whooping as you flush SP away. If SP gets into DSs pants then he has to help tidy up - not as punishment, just as a job that has to be done when SP s in pants.
Idea is that pooing in toilet is fun! Pooing in pants is just boring. HTH

Thank you.

He seems so little for all that but I will try it tomorrow.

BTW Why are you grumpy?

dunno- just having a bad couple of days i think. I'm not v well and feel a bit impatient

I thought my DS was too young and he was 3! And a bit

best of luck

Have satrted talking about sneaky poo but no response yet. It is after tea he normally goes so will try then.

Hope you are feeling better today.

I didn't start training my first son until 2.11m.

I'm feeling great today thank you!

Good luck, he is only tiny so don't worry too much if he doesn't click jsut yet

Mama
just so you know...
when I see your name on active convos I think "oooh , its the pooh lady !"

I hope thats OK ?

um

yes
thats fine

Whenever I see your name now I'll think "oh its that woman who thinks I'm shit"

I thought pagwatch said posh lady!!

always nice to leave an impression isn't it

(I expect mama is posh as well as an expert on all things poohey. Multi faceted.)

Tried tonight bit nothing but at least no messy apnts.

Sneaky poo sneaky poo
Where are you?
Sneaky poo sneaky poo
We need you in the loo.

My dd was dry at 2yrs 9 months but not clean till 3yrs 1 month. 2 and a half is still very young to potty train.

all his own choice. He is doing brilliant. He just hasn't done a poo on the potty yet.

DS and I were once singing, almost joyfully "sneaky poo, in the loo" in a public loo. I then heard a discreet cough from outside the cubicle

he'll get there nab

Poohed his pants this morning but all low key and no problem. Poohed in his nappy while meant to be napping and I gently reminded him he wasn't meant to do it there!
I am so proud he went in pants when he did that I am not too bothered to be honest. Have got holding him, his pants away from his body and flipping the loo down the loo to a fine art now!!