When will my son stop crapping his pants?

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cyhawkdmb

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I have the exact same problem. My son is almost 3.5. and we put him in preschool last week. Just sent him in his spiderman undies and he has not had a accident at school since he started. And the last couple days at home have gone great! he even went on his own last night without telling us.

Good luck. The light just has to click.
 

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We used the "potty fairy". no wet/dirty pants the next day when she woke up, bam! cheap dollar store toy. after a week bam! New doll.
 

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stop changing him, either go in the toilet or take care of it yourself. Or a spray bottle, spray him in the face and say no!

Just gonna say, I'm pretty sure that the first of these solutions could get you in trouble for child neglect, and I'd be curious if the second could get child abuse (since the lady was found guilty of it for using hot sauce on a tongue for swearing).
 

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Had my oldest boy completely trained at about two and a half, then his baby brother came along and he regressed until around his third birthday.

All of my boys would do about anything for a baseball card at a certain age, that was a fairly cheap bribe for a poop in the potty. I don't even know what three year old boys play with now, iPods or something? I am guessing bribery is more pricey now. And I never bribed with treats except for the dog.
 

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All of my boys would do about anything for a baseball card at a certain age, that was a fairly cheap bribe for a poop in the potty. I don't even know what three year old boys play with now, iPods or something? I am guessing bribery is more pricey now. And I never bribed with treats except for the dog.

god **** it
 
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djcubby

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Kettle corn, to be exact. :smile: But just wait until you start solids. :no:

LOL. You can be warned about that first poop after starting solids, but until you experience it, you have no idea. I swear to god that the paint in his room was dripping off the walls. The wife and I had to take turns wiping him so we only had to handle the smell in small doses. :eek:
 

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Just gonna say, I'm pretty sure that the first of these solutions could get you in trouble for child neglect, and I'd be curious if the second could get child abuse (since the lady was found guilty of it for using hot sauce on a tongue for swearing).

If putting hotsauce on a child's tounge for swearing is enough to be found guilty of child abuse then my parents would have probably gotten the death penalty.
 

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If putting hotsauce on a child's tounge for swearing is enough to be found guilty of child abuse then my parents would have probably gotten the death penalty.

this so hard. My cousins make me sick with how pampered they are.
 

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Had my oldest boy completely trained at about two and a half, then his baby brother came along and he regressed until around his third birthday.

All of my boys would do about anything for a baseball card at a certain age, that was a fairly cheap bribe for a poop in the potty. I don't even know what three year old boys play with now, iPods or something? I am guessing bribery is more pricey now. And I never bribed with treats except for the dog.

Potty training app? No?

Someone get on that.
 

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I didn't classify it as a true blowout unless it reached the collar of his shirt in back. And yes, that happened once.

Oldest daughter hadn't gone in a week when she was about 5 months old. My wife was just freaking out about how long it had been. We were at the in-laws, and they had about twenty people over for lunch (Sunday dinner, as they call it). My daughter was in a bouncy chair, and all the sudden I noticed poop coming out around her collar, all the way around her neck. I don't think I will ever forget that image, and it's been 31 years.
 
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Oldest daughter hadn't gone in a week when she was about 5 months old. My wife was just freaking out about how long it had been. We were at the in-laws, and they had about twenty people over for lunch (Sunday dinner, as they call it). My daughter was in a bouncy chair, and all the sudden I noticed poop coming out around her collar, all the way around her neck. I don't think I will ever forget that image, and it's been 31 years.

oh man that must have been a fun cleanup!

Straight into the shower(clothes and all)?
 

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My son was around three. We waited to potty train until we were fully moved back to Iowa in a permanent location. They say not to start with other life events interrupting. Anyway, poo was scary to my li'l guy as well. He would sit on the big potty to pee. One day I told him to try and fart because it was a really cool sound. He started trying that and of course he dropped a deuce by accident. That freaked him out a little, but once it was done he was done wearing diapers.

Something to try.
 

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Oldest daughter hadn't gone in a week when she was about 5 months old. My wife was just freaking out about how long it had been. We were at the in-laws, and they had about twenty people over for lunch (Sunday dinner, as they call it). My daughter was in a bouncy chair, and all the sudden I noticed poop coming out around her collar, all the way around her neck. I don't think I will ever forget that image, and it's been 31 years.

WTF?!?!?!?
 

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My boys were both 3 1/2 (and one even a bit beyond that) before they finally made up their minds to do it. They're both very stubborn kids that just weren't going to do anything unless it was on their terms. Attempts at bribery did no good.

If you have the same experience we did, the good news is that once they did it, it was done - the switch was flipped and there were very few accidents and no going back.

But I sympathize. It's no fun at all.
 

Angie

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LOL. You can be warned about that first poop after starting solids, but until you experience it, you have no idea. I swear to god that the paint in his room was dripping off the walls. The wife and I had to take turns wiping him so we only had to handle the smell in small doses. :eek:

Yeah, you have to tag-team that ****. It's just disgusting. And no Diaper Genie in the world is good enough to contain that smell.

If putting hotsauce on a child's tounge for swearing is enough to be found guilty of child abuse then my parents would have probably gotten the death penalty.

Here's the story - if I remember correctly, another form of discipline parents used to use a lot also got someone in trouble? Anyway: "Hot Sauce Mom" Charged with Child Abuse - CBS News