My Daughter Pooped in the Pottie!
For the last eight months or so, my wife and I have done just about everything conceivable to entice my daughter to poop in the potty. I even wrote an entry here to voice my frustration on her being obstinate concerning it.
We told her she would get five candies (M&M’s, she loves those) and not one like we did for peeing in the potty, to no avail. We tried explaining to her how big she is and that she should poop in the potty. All of her friends at daycare do it, so why couldn’t she? She told us she was a baby.
I showed her baby pictures we had of her and told her that was her as a baby, and now she is a big girl. That did not work.
Several books my wife and I read suggested leaving her alone and he or she will do it on their terms. That is the strategy we employed. Apparently that paid off.
My girl does things when she is good and ready. She takes her time doing everything. While that may be an admirable trait, when it came to pooping in the toilet, I wanted instant gratification.
I was at work one evening and my wife called me to tell me that Caris went to her and told she had to potty. So my wife put the seat on the toilet. My daughter then told my wife that she was ready to poop in the potty.
When she called me and told me that I was in heaven! It was about time. I was so happy! While at breakfast this morning I told her how happy I was that she pooped in the potty and her face glowed.
Now I hope she continues. I know there will be episodes where she will not make it, but if she applied the effort, then I can’t hold it against her.
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