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[quote=Anonymous]My son also struggled a bit with pooping and since I don't believe that kids needs to be fully potty-trained with no exceptions by age X, and he's an incredibly stubborn kid (no idea where that might come from...), I didn't want to force anything that might backfire on us. Like allowing him to only poop on the toilet--knowing, since I am currently pregnant, just how painful constipation can be. So he got the occasional diaper to poop in. We'd always encourage him to try the toilet or the little potty first. Sometimes he'd try, sometimes he'd refuse and ask for a diaper. No big deal to us either way. That's the type of kid he is, though, and his dad is exactly the same way. If you try to MAKE one of them do something, you're just making your own life miserable (important health and safety issues aside, obviously). It's been weeks now since he asked for a diaper, so it's worked for us. Having a footstool makes a difference for him, too--if you're using the little potty, maybe a book or two under her feet? And yes to prunes (gross, I can't blame her if she won't touch them), pears (you can buy little bottles of pear juice, too), etc. and limit bananas for a few days. [/quote]
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