Potty Training

My friend, Lindsey, has a son who is 2 years and 4 months. He's been in pull-ups for 6 months (mostly because his dad insists on it.)
He has a kiddie potty and Lindsey has his books next to it. He willingly sits on his potty and reads his books and he'll even do his business into it.
But there's one problem. At other times, he takes off his pull-ups and poops on the floor. One time he pooped on his mother's boots.
I asked Lindsey if she thought he was resisting the potty training and she said, yes.
Any words of wisdom for her?

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Permalink Reply by Krysia Bailey on October 31, 2009 at 3:42pm: For 2 years old, I think he's doing pretty well! But what I do with my kids is set up a reward system. They get 1 M & M for sitting on the potty, another M & M, for a #1, and 2 for a #2. They do not get a reward when they do things like pooping in boots. Both of my kids have successfully potty-trained by this method. However, I have always heard that potty training girls is easier than boys. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Trudy Thomas on October 31, 2009 at 4:50pm: Thanks! I'll let her know.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Trudy Thomas on November 7, 2009 at 1:42pm: Thank you. I'll pass all your input along to Lindsey.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jill Boucher on December 23, 2009 at 9:40am: Sort of potty training right now...my daughter uses it to pee/poop no problem but still goes in her diaper alot of the time. Sometime she'll announce she has to go and we race to the potty. When she does anything on the potty she gets to wear the "pooper medal". Basically one of my husband's old running medals--she loves it and it's very motivational. After the holidays I plan to add the m&m reward to get more serious about the whole thing....DO YOU THINK I SHOULD SWITCH FULL TIME TO PULL-UPS THEN???
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Permalink Reply by Trudy Thomas on December 23, 2009 at 1:24pm: I'd ask your daughter if she wants to try the big girl pants. Explain that this means she needs to be sure and use her potty. If she responds positively, I'd give it a go.
One thing to keep in mind: Kids sometimes need to regress to go forward. They just want to make sure they are safe. They want to know you're going to support them if they need to "go back" for a bit. That may happen. It's totally normal and healthy. The trick is not to punish or shame them if they do. Good luck!; ▶ Reply to This