Just when we thought our son was potty trained...

[Squatch]

he developed this habit of taking a dump *next to* the toilet. :shrug:

I suppose if it was a hand grenade, he'd be good to go...but cleaning up these gifts he leaves us is getting old.

Anybody have any tips?

[MonkeyFunk]

1. move the toilet over a few inches?

:shrug:

[Breeze54]

2. My sons and my nephews all

did that same type of behavior at that age. ( 2 yrs old?)

It's because they're so proud of "what they made". :eyes:
(at least that's what my SIL told me)

She said one of my nephews was throwing his poop down the stairs at her! :P

It's a stage. They stop after awhile.

I used to make a big deal of how gross and stinky it was and my kids stopped.

Get him/her some Playdoh! ;)

[GOPisEvil]

3. Well...sons like to imitate their dad.

I guess it would be strange having him watch you drop a deuce in the commode, but...

[madinmaryland]

4. IBTL!!1!!

:hurts:

[KitchenWitch]

5. Well, he is not flinging the poo, is he?

Sorry, no help.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. Take a deep breath and say to yourself, "this too shall pass."

Can't think of any of my grooms who didn't know where to take a dump.

My first two boys were great. Everyone told me that subsequent children learn faster due to having older siblings. Bullshit! Still having incidents with my 4 1/2 year old. AAAGGHHH! I'm done with procreation and I think he's making sure my reproductive stage lasts as long as possible.

Wish I had more proactive advice but seriously, about all we can do is express our dissatisfaction, clean it up and wait for another day.

Good luck!