Turns out all you need to force a small girl to pee and poop on the potty is this:
The Poo was farting up a storm so I asked her if she wanted to sit on the potty. Of course she said no, until I told her this:
IF YOU POOP AND PEE ON THE POTTY YOU CAN HAVE THIS PONY.
The cheeky monkey clutched it and told me she would keep it and open it, and I told her if she opened it without pooping I would throw it away.
Oh, I was heartless, I was.
The expression on her face was priceless when she finally dropped a deuce.
“Hey!” she said. “I pooped! And then I peed!”
Oh yes, oh yes, she did.
Hurrah!
Thank you all for your advice and stories about potty training. You were a help and a comfort. Now excuse me while I dance around in short-lived triumph.
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I’m so trying that on my pony loving 3 year old. I’m so tired of diapers and I am THIS CLOSE to never having them in my house ever again!
and WOOT!!!!! Cross you fingers that she keeps it up-they are EVIL that way.
Woo Hoo! Congratulations!!
you are SO in trouble
It took me twice as long to wean the boy off of rewards (my oldest liked thomas the train) as it did to potty train him. He still will say for all to hear at the store “How ’bout I poop, then can I have [whatever toy he really wants right then].” Luckily the little one poops and pees just ’cause he likes to flush the toilet. And stickers. I learned my lesson. He’s still not potty trained, but diapers are cheaper than the dang toys.
Excellent! Hopefully now that she knows she can do it, it won’t be such a battle. That’s what happened with my guy. Then he did it just cause he could. Hoping for the best!
Congrats!
Wooo Hooo! Congrats!
YEAH for Bribery!
girl, i am all about the bribery. good on you!
I love bribes.
I totally want a pony like that, too.
Hooray! Now if Sam only liked ponies…
Congratulations!!!!
M&Ms worked wonders around here.
Enjoy your happy dance. I hope it is long lasting.
Yay!!!! The first poop is a dramatic breakthrough. Ah, I remember the boys’ first potty poops, just a few months ago. Brings a tear to my eye. Savor these moments, because next thing you know she will be LOCKING YOU OUT of the bathroom when she poops, and she’ll refuse to discuss it with you. They grow up so fast!
FANTASTIC! I love the shameless bribery. We do that too. We also have that very same pony. Careful with the tiny ice creams. They are very easy to lose. Trust me.
pardon the phrase, but you are going to have to buy a crapload of ponies.
Congrats. I wish that kind of bribery, I mean motivation worked for my kid.
Hooray for you! Looks like you’re going to get a little diaper break before the next one comes…
We used Raisinettes, which worked wonderfully — two for a pee pee, three for a “deuce.” Since they were chocolate, the kids loved ‘em, and since they had raisins, they helped with the deuce part. Symbiosis is beautiful.
Congrats! Hope she keeps it up for you!
Congrats!
Why can’t I get a pony for pooping? Sometimes life isn’t fair.
Whose ever said that bribery wasn’t good for children??? Especially if parents gain!!!!!
Woo! Congratulations on the pony-pooper-triumph!
Of course, I just hope you don’t have to produce a pony every time she poops. That could get old.
OOOO!!!! Yay for Ponyville! Also, yay!!! for the “it’s going in the trash” threat. That one has saved my sanity many, many times.
Even if she still resists, you have broken a huge barrier.
The first one is always the hardest!
Oh, that’s great! If I could only find something that would bribe Cordy to do the same.
I say bribes are totally OK in parenting.
YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go Mrs.C, I hope it lasts!
You are going to be sitting so pretty with your first potty trained before the second comes…the propensity for pooping collusion in even the earliest of months is terrifying.
Whatever it takes is my motto! I am not above bribery.
Way to go! I am not above bribing with my 2nd daughter when the time comes.
So all it took was a blasted pony, followed by hard-ass tactics? Love it.
(Soon, you’ll be swimming in them. Perish the thought…)
Yay for Ponies and Potties!
I’m trying this with Cranky from the Thomas Wooden train set. I told him he could have Cranky for his birthday (3 in June). He talked about it every day, so I said, if you potty train, you can have Cranky then. Today he tried on his (Cars) underwear, modeled it in the mirror, then pulled them off and asked for his diaper. Your method provides immediate satisfaction, so I guess I’d better hit the dollar store.
For my oldest it was Cranky the Crain from the Thomas the Tank Engine series. As soon as I put the offer on the table he put the poo in the potty!
PS… I didn’t even see that Sober Briquette posted the same idea above me. Hope it works for her like it worked for me!
I think it might be time for me to stock up on bribe toys.
Congrats. Let’s hope she keeps it up!!