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[quote=Anonymous]I know it goes against all potty training advice, but I would probably just have him go to the playground daily and accept that that is where he's pooping for now and revisit in a month or two.

My potty training anecdote as to why: My kid dug her heels in and ONLY pooped in her night diaper.  Usually right before bed, right after I'd had her sit on the potty.  At first I tried all kinds of things to change it and nothing worked.  Eventually I just gave up and put her back in cloth diapers for an hour or two at night on the strict understanding that they were poop only not for pee (since she's big enough they now leak) which let me off the hook for being annoyed about the expense and ecological impact of two diapers every night.  We did that without any comment except that she had to wear a "poop diaper" after her bath and before bed and only got switched into night diapers right before lying down to go to sleep.  Then one time she asked for a poop diaper in the morning (rather than just pooping in her night diaper), and when she got it she occasionally asked for one before nap time.  At that point I started with the bribery since she clearly had control and knowledge of when she needed to go.  So far: I have bought her doing her nighttime poop *next* to the potty (while wearing a diaper) with a mini marshmallow and after a few days of that two daytime poops actually in the potty with a full marshmallow.  She's still choosing poop diapers every evening but I'm beginning to have hope that some day I will actually get to stop changing diapers.

Tl;dr Sometimes a break in the potty training stress for caregivers and kids actually helps you make progress.[/quote]

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