• Child needs to be doing soft poo daily in the nappy. Delay all following steps until child is happy to poo daily and not constipated
• Always allow the nappy so they can poo. We do not want these children withholding
• Explain how the poo’s want to go to the part in the poo land. Begin dropping poos out nappy and into toilet. Can add confetti (Poo goes to Pooland app)
• Encourage child to squat to poo
• Encourage blowing while pooing e.g. balloon, bubbles, party poppers
• Encourage boys to sit to wee to help desensitise
• Poop with nappy on in bathroom
• Sit on toilet with nappy on for 2 minutes, blowing before taking it off to poo
• Encourage to poo on toilet with nappy on, always with good set up on toilet
- Undo or fasten nappy and then both
- Cut a hole in nappy
- Remove nappy when child is happy
• Reward the action and not the outcome. Give treat instantly and on the toilet.
• Affirmation before bed: I am brave, I am strong, I am kind. Soon I will be doing all my poo’s in the toilet like the big girl/boy I am