The "Poop" bag

Rhett has an issue with pooping in the toilet. He is completely "pee" trained and never has any of "those" accidents. However, the poop thing has been a bit frustrating. He knows when he has to go, I know when he has to go - but he refuses - every time! I will take him kicking and screaming into the bathroom and force him on the toilet only to have a severly pleading young boy griping and clawing at me to take him off the toilet.


A few weeks ago I told him that pull-ups were no longer an option and if he pooped in his underwear mom would not be happy and it would feel really yucky. It was a battle but for the past week he has gone poop in the toilet with only one accident. The times he has gone in the toilet have not been without a battle and he now waits until it's absolutely necessary to go on the toilet which means that sometimes it will be a few days before a poop. The poor kid - I truly don't know what his issue is!


So - because I refuse to continue this grueling process I've constructed something that will hopefully work.  - The "poop" bag.  I went to Goodwill and the Idaho Youth Ranch as well as a few yard sales and stocked up on some books that I think he would like (he loves books!) I also stocked up on a few small tokens/rewards that I hope he will enjoy. Each time he says he has to go "poop" I will pull a new book from the "poop" bag and read it to him while he goes. If he does go in the toilet he gets a surprise reward from the bag as well. If he doesn't go then the next time I will read the same book until he goes. He won't get a new book until the next time he actually goes. I'm hoping that this will work and look forward to having fun with him in the process.


Fingers crossed!

Update: Rhett is now pooping in the toilet as of a week now. I started the poop bag thing 6 days ago and so far it's been a big success. Now he wants to go poop all the time and have mommy read him books. So glad he is FINALLY fully potty-trained! Just in time for me to go back to work :) Hurray!