Hi everyone 👋
Long story short-ish, I - like many - have a seriously poo-resistant kid. She's 4.5, likely ADHD/ASD and everything toilet-related has been a struggle.
Her issues seem to mostly be about the fear of change, and the embarrassment of and feeling vulnerable about doing something new or different. She strongly dislikes praise and becomes easily overwhelmed, so she's also afraid that if she does eventually poo in the toilet, people will make a big deal about it and she's afraid of that reaction. Needless to say, this is not a sticker charts kid 😜
One thing she has always found helpful (for various issues, not just toileting) is to hear stories and videos about real kids. She often asks me and my husband to tell her about difficult and scary things from our childhood when she's going through something similar.
We don't have much to share on this one, and I'm having trouble finding 'real' stuff - the endless dumb animated cocomelon style YouTube videos aren't cutting it (for either of us 😵💫🆘). And boppy and overly upbeat 'YAY I LOVE THE POTTY' stuff just makes her double down and even more afraid of it being a big, over-the-top event (they're also just probably too young for her - and a lot of resources feature babies and really young toddlers).
I guess what I'm looking for is any sort of resources that feature real kids (or even just live actors, i.e non animation). Specifically focused on poop - ideally overcoming the anxiety. Obviously 'REAL KIDS POOPING ON TOILET' is not a google search that yields much that isn't deeply weird, but I'm hoping there's something out there. Or even written stories from a kid's perspective?? Especially if they don't feature super young babies and toddlers.
Any leads? Or even any of your own kids' stories?! Would greatly appreciate anything - and feel free to dm me if you don't fancy regaling the world with your kid's poop tales.
Thank you 🙏🏽