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August 25, 2008 From a rosemond.com member: Here's a story that may be helpful. My 3-year-old was potty trained a year ago but for whatever reason a few months ago began to wait until his nap (when he had a diaper on) to poop. After this became a pattern, I decided I'd had enough and I simply took the diapers away during naps. I started out telling him he had to poop in the potty prior to his nap and if he refused, I put a gate up to keep him in the bathroom. After a few days of this he was going to the bathroom on his own to poop before his nap. He stays dry in his underwear for naps and all of his poop is done in the potty. All I did was take the diapers away.
From John Rosemond: With all due respect and appreciation, I disagree. You did NOT only take his diapers away. You did what most parents today do not do. You told your son, IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, what your expectations were (he was going to poop in his potty before his nap), and you made it PERFECTLY CLEAR that you were not going to accept anything less. It wasn't taking his diapers away, it was your display of unwavering authority that turned the trick here. Congratulations! You are rosemond.com's PARENT OF THE WEEK!!! Thanks for a great and hopefully inspiring story.
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