Lil’ Duck has really shown zero interest in potty training in the past and I haven’t really done anything with it – bought him a baby potty seat/toilet ring and that is about it. However, lately he’s been telling me before he poops and stripping off his diaper as soon as it is the least bit wet, telling me “poop in toilet, ducky poop in toilet, flush, wash hands”.
BUT…. he will not sit on his baby seat, on the toilet, or otherwise even take off his diaper when he tells me about needing to poop. He screams at the mere mention and emphatically tells me “No, no, mama” every time I ask if he wants to poop on the toilet or sit on it or anything.
So, for all of you who have gone through this already, any suggestions, ideas?? Is he still just not ready?? He’s still rather young, just turned two.
I think what complicates this is that sometimes you don’t feel very good when you have a BM — stomach cramping, etc.
All my guys were around 3 before they were fully trained. My dr. said don’t worry about it — it will happen when they’re ready.
Our son has a little autism, so we have to do some things a little differently with him. We’re working with a system that the preschool uses. We have little laminated pictures, one for each stage of the potty process. One for wet diaper. One for pull down pants. One for sit on potty, etc. all the way through washing his hands where is is met by another series of cards for that above the sink. When we take him to change his diaper, we make him touch each picture and tell us what it is. He loves it. He likes to understand where the beginning and end of things are. That might be part of Lil Duck’s issue right now (or he might just not be ready). He hated the potty before, but now we can at least get him to sit on it whenever we want.
Good luck.