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Really empathize with poo withholding woes. We learned, with our little one, that poo withholding is an anxiety response for little ones (the parents didn’t do anything to cause it) and is bit of a ‘cultural phenomenon’ amongst toddlers of the past few years. If it’s ‘true’ poo withholding they have to re-learn how to relax their muscles and Mira-Lax is one tool amongst many. Senna, magnesium can help too. What has helped the most, for us, is following the suggestions in Jamie Glowacki’s poo withholding course. It’s $30 for a five-eight hour online course. For us this has been a long journey. Our little one can now go on their own everyday, but it took us a lot longer than we thought (several months). And change in routine can trigger the withholding again. Good luck.