Cee Note

This is personal preference but worked wonders for us (and other friends) when potty training and then when our 2.5 almost 3 yo was refusing to poop: “Poop Chocolate.” When we started potty training, every time he went tinkle he got one sticker that he could put on the potty, and when he went poop he got two. This got us over the potty training hump. Then he started to withhold his poop. So, we switched it up a little. He still got one sticker when he peed, BUT every time he pooped, he got to pick out a small chocolate. This made going on the potty both fun and rewarding, but most importantly, it worked. He had agency to choose the piece he got. We didn’t tell him when to go. We would ask if he needed to go and we would remind him, “pee and poop go in the potty, that’s why we listen to our body.” We were VERY consistent with routines and reminders.

We also had very straightforward but age appropriate discussions about “ouchy poopy” and how poop can hurt if we don’t listen to our bodies and poop when we need to.

TL/DR: agency + rewards + consistency + straightforward conversations around using the potty = success for us.

Hang in there and Good luck!!