Potty Struggles with a 4-Year-Old

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2017

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The parent of a 4-year-old is concerned that her boy won't poop on the toilet and wonders what she can do to encourage him. She realizes that it’s a sensitive topic and she wants to respectfully help him “without adding to the issue.” For more advice on common infant/toddler parenting issues, please check out Janet's books at Amazon and Audible, and her audio series "Sessions" -- recorded consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (info @ SessionsAudio.com). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Janet Lansbury, welcome to Unruffled.
0:05.0	Today I'm answering an email from a parent who says that her son decided it was time to
0:10.0	sit on the potty when he was three years old.
0:13.0	But now a year later, he's still not able to have a bowel movement on the potty.
0:17.0	So she's wondering how to respectfully help him along.
0:23.0	Here's the question I received.
0:26.0	Hi Janet, first off, thank you for your positive and encouraging parenting advice, your
0:30.0	books and podcasts are truly amazing.
0:32.0	You're very welcome.
0:34.0	My question concerns my four-year-old son.
0:37.0	He is very particular and very routine.
0:40.0	He likes things to be orderly and neat, but is still a fun, ram-bunctious little guy.
0:45.0	Potty training was particularly difficult due to his strong preference for a reliable routine.
0:51.0	I can't say I blame him.
0:53.0	Change is hard.
0:54.0	We did not rush potty training and just kept encouraging him.
0:58.0	At three years old, he decided he was ready.
1:00.0	He's done a great job and conquered the potty part of potty training.
1:04.0	Here comes the issue.
1:05.0	A year later, he still won't poop on the potty.
1:08.0	He has done it maybe three times total, and it was awesome.
1:11.0	We cheered and he seemed proud.
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