After a lot of bladder/ urine issues my 3 yr old son has finally started to toilet train yay. His great with wees as long as we remind him to go and he goes by him self my problem is he won't do a poo on the toilet. He will either do it in his pants or wait till he has a night nappy on and does it in that. He seems to know whenhe does it because he comes and asks to be changes straight away. Does anyone have any tips on getting him to use the toilet to poo ?? I watch him continuously waiting for signs his doing something but like today I went to the toilet myself to come back and find his had an accident. Pls does anyone have any helpful tips
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It takes some kids longer to get poos than wees and because they only have one or two a day it's a lot harder to catch. The best advice I can give is watch him like a hawk (I know, easier said than done) look for any physical cues that he is about to go. Some kids will stand still and lean forward slightly, some kids will hide, others are more obvious and squat. When you see the sign it's time to take him to the toilet.
Have you tried a reward for a poo. Special big princess stickers worked for my daughter, or maybe some kind of treat (small chocolate or jellybean/smarties).