Some toddlers may also hold poop because they fear accidents and incorrect potty training. The typical signs of a toddler holding poop include appetite loss, gassiness, body stiffness, and discomfort.

I was recently commiserating with a girlfriend over the phone about the fact that my 3-year-old had been refusing to poop in a toilet. And by “refuse,” I mean that she’d dissociate ...

Use words your child can say, like pee, poop, and potty. If you plan to start your child on a potty seat, put it in the bathroom so they get used to it. Make it a fun place your child wants to sit ...

Encourage potty time when you know they’re likely to need to poop, which is often after meals, but don’t force it. Let them ...

Pooping while using the Toilestool felt like trying to poop on stilts—slippery, sliding, scary stilts. Wooden toilet stools The Squatty Potty Slim Teak , our previous top pick, is still a nice ...

They invented the Squatty Potty, a stool that raises your knees above your hips to put you into a squat-like position when you poop. Squatty Potty's inventors say squatting moves your colon into ...

Sometimes a good poop is hard to come by. Maybe you find yourself spending an inordinate amount of time languishing on the toilet, waiting for the deed to be done. Or maybe, during moments of ...

A lot of parades for poop are being thrown in our house right now.” 5 Jesse Tyler Ferguson shared that he and his husband, Justin Mikita, are currently potty training their eldest.