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We had to use gummy bears as a bribe because it was immediate gratification after pooping on the potty. We also got a stool with a handle so he could mimic squatting on the toilet. It’s hard to go from standing or squatting while pooping in a diaper to sitting on a toilet!

I wonder if she knows when she needs to go. If she does, would you be willing to let her have a pull up or diaper just for poop for a while? We are still in that stage with my son, and honestly im ok with it. He knows he needs to go, asks for a pull up, we clean him up and it’s back in underwear afterwards. He has had one poop accident I can remember since we went to underwear full time except for sleep a year ago. I figure he will poop in the potty eventually

My son is actually better about poop accidents rather than pee ones! Thoughts:

1) The book "Oh Crap Potty Training" says that almost all kids try to hide for pooping. It is a great signal for us when LO starts running around trying to "hide under the table or playground structure or go in different room or around the corner. When he does that, its decently clear.

2) if that happens, we IMMEDIATELY grab him and run him to the potty telling him "poop time, poop time, poop goes in the potty!" We also sometimes have him "race" us. We dont bother asking if he has to poop.... he will always say no.

3) About 10-15 minutes after a meal, we have him sit on the potty with some favorite books (stashed in the bathroom, so he only gets them on the potty) and use a stool to prop up his feet. Then we try to give him privacy, a suggestion from the OCPT book. If it's going slowly, we start talking about poop and pushing / squeezing and making funny faces. OCPT actually recommends opposite language of "release" and "let it go"

4) obvi whenever he does make it in the potty, we have him look at it, and clap and cheer and high five and explicitly talk about it.

Oh, also, we instituted "poopin candy" and gave her fruit gummies after she was successful. Only negative side effect from that was her loudly asking me in the store if I needed poopin candy for myself, for when I pooped on the potty.