I don't understand why....

What happened when it broke, did she see something in it? or did she see it over flow or something like that? Maybe it scared the living daylights out of her! All I can suggest is taking her with you to use the potty, reassure her that it's ok, and show her that nothing bad is going to happen. I wouldn't punish her for soiling herself, but she is 4 and she does understand that it's not the right thing to do. So, I would explain to her that it's unhealthy and nasty to have yucky pants. And if it continues I guess I would break out the potty chair again until she gets over it. Hope I helped! Good Luck!

My kids are the same way. We have a basement which has their playroom in it. They will go to the playroom and hang out there a good time of the day, but when they have to go potty, both of them come up to the main floor to go potty. They will not use the basement bathroom. Not sure why. Its a nice bathroom and supposed to be used for whenever you are downstairs in the basement, but they wont use it. Crazy

She is obviously intimidated by the other bathroom , on the other hand , it might really be just that she got used to the one upstairs . Some rooms are not comfortable for children if they are 1.Noisy ;as in rooms facing a busy street. 2.Poorly illuminated 3.Look old and dirty 4.Are filled with objects ,making a lot of dark corners 5.roaches? I would try a reward system (offering something she likes at first if she would enter the bathroom , then only if she would sit inside, then only if she actually uses it) Also try decorating it with carpets with cartoon character themes, put dolls and and a few toys around to make a friendly atmosphere ,after all one needs to relax when sitting on the "throne of thought" I hope you find some of this useful .

Is it possible there was a frightening incident when she use the washroom last time? Perhaps a spider, or mouse, rat, someone walked in on her? fearful noise? Anything the she might be embarassed at and would not want to tell you about?

When my daughter was 4 she refused to go to the bathroom at school... and the bathroom was in the classroom. She had no excuse. She was only going to school half days. I got a call from the school saying she had soiled herself and that perhaps she was not ready for school. That I should pick her up and not return her to school. I said it was a shyness issue and to make her come home on the bus. I thought a little humiliation might help. She never did go to the bathroom at school that first year, but she held it until she got home and ran like heck when she did. I don't know why your daughter won't go, especially if she used to go there and doesn't anymore. She is obviously afraid of that toilet for some reason. Ask her and get to the bottom of it (no pun intended).

it could be he saw something scarry .. like ghost ? no offend opinion .. just an opinion .. usually little child is more sensitive to this "unnormal" thing .... JUST IMHO

I don't know if you believe in ghosts and things like that but maybe it's haunted. Children are much more sensitive to these things that adults. Alternatively maybe she had a bad experience in that toilet. I have a friend who got stuck in her toilet (literally down the toilet, she fell in and couldn't scream for help because her knees were pressing against her chest) so maybe something like that happened and now she's scared of it.

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Something seem to be scaring her, or she is more comfortable with this bathroom. Don't scold her, as she has a little problem. Try to gently talk to her and find out. Maybe you can stay with her downstairs for a few times, so she can get used to it.

Well, did something frighten her or did she see something that she didn't like??? Something probably took her off and she doesn't feel comfortable or safe using it. It's hard I know but do what you can and try to let her know it's okay and she's not alone. Go with her and tell her to let you know when she needs to go. I would. She's still learning.

Did something bad happen to her there? Is it dark or spooky?

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maybe she is just scared that she might break it. so i guess thats why she don't want to use it thinking its gonna break again. that might be it or u can ask her why she won't use it

Could it be: a) she is not used to it. or b) It(room itself) is a cooler temp, making is umcomfortable on her bottom?

I thought your child was frightened was in toilet low, so in caused when he was there felt personally until he had the silhouette that was strange on his brain, so better when he was to toilet was companied by you himself so that he feels he was that accompanied.

Buy her a plastic potty and place it upstairs. That would be better instead of soiling her pants.

I can say that my son (4) always wanted to use my bathroom and would not his. What I did was decorate his bathroom in his favorite character (spiderman). That stopped him coming in my bathroom quick. Now I can't get him out of there. Maybe this will work for you. Is there a character that she really loves such as Dora, Cinderella?

Does the toilet make a funny noise when it flushes? Would it be scary for her because she has to go past the garage or some other room to get there? Maybe she is just so used to using the upstairs toilet that the change has upset her. Get her to use the potty for now or get her to tell you when she needs to go so you can go with her. She might just be being lazy, (my 4yr old is) or she waits til the last minute as they all do and forgets that the upstairs toilet is broken and by then it's too late, oops she's gone! If she has a certain time of the day that she does a poo then you might just have to physically sit her on the toilet to avoid messes.

I think your doughter its scare for this toilet i think you go to the sicologist

Why does any 4 yr old do what they do. Sometimes there isn't an answer. Have you tried putting a training potty in the upstairs bathroom. If she is only 4 she is still small enough to use it. I know it will be terribly inconvienient to have to lug the excuse me "mess" down the stairs to be flushed but it is better than having her revert back to using her pants. You should also have a gentle discussion with your daughter about why she won't use the downstairs potty. I know that little ones are creatures of habit and that could be the case but it could be something else. Maybe she saw a big bug in the downstairs bathroom and you will simply have to go in and check it for bugs. Who knows. Just try the training potty upstairs for now, pray the land lord fixes the upstairs bathroon (or try to repair it yourself) and hope that she outgrows this not wanting to use the downstairs potty thing.