There are instances where a child has no problem urinating in the potty but when he starts to feel like pooping, he refuses to use the potty. Your child may be afraid to go to the potty and will ask for pull-ups on a daily basis before he poops. This is not the ideal training however you can turn it into one so that even while wearing pull-ups, he is learning the process of using the potty.

Here are some problems you might encounter and followed with it are solutions:

* Your child poops everywhere but when he urinates, he does it in the potty. He is resistant in going to the potty. He makes a shy face. You see the fear in his eyes whether you ask him to go to the potty or not. What should you do then?

Well, the best thing to do about the pull-ups request is to allow him wearing one. When he already poops, remove the pull-ups and place the poop inside the potty. Show him what you are doing so that he will have an idea what is the purpose of the potty. Explain why you are doing this and tell him that it will be better if he is the one who sits on it.

Most parents think that extreme punishment and discipline will make their children use the potty. Well, it will not. With regard to fear and shyness, may be it is caused by the tone of your voice o

r the look in your face. Show him some enthusiastic look like a smile and make your tone soft. This will encourage him. If you continue to portray an approachable personality, he will not hesitate to ask you to guide him to the potty.

* Your child holds his poop with his hands and throws it anywhere he likes.

You can deal with this by leading him to the bathroom every time he poops. It is not necessary that he sits on the toilet seat. Pooping at the corner of the bathroom is a fresh start. Allow him to do this so that at least he knows that when he is about to poop, he has to go to the bathroom and not somewhere else.

While in the bathroom, tell him not to hold and throw his poop because it is dirty and that the bathroom will take care of it all. You can read him stories or make funny faces to enlighten his mood.

* You observed that your child is holding his bowel movement and waits until it will accidentally fall off from his underwear.

This can cause constipation, which you should avoid. You may make him wear pull-ups but put a hole on it then make him sit on the toilet seat while holding him. A simple sit on the seat without pooping will also train him to use the potty. Encourage him all the time. There is nothing more effective in potty training than a smile and encouragement from you mom and dad.

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