Try asking him why he doesn't want to go. It took my son until almost 3 years old to finally go #2 on his own. I tried everything and was just about pulling my hair out trying to figure it out.
Finally I just sat him down and asked him calmly why he didn't like using the toilet to take a crap. He told me it was because there were monsters lurking in the little dark spot down in the water. Peeing was no problem I guess 'cause he could stand up and keep his distance in case of a monster attack. But he felt pretty defenseless and exposed sitting down. Sounds silly of course but never underestimate the imagination of a young child. So I again calmly explained that there were no monsters and had to stay with him a couple times while he went, to reinforce the point. After a few tries like that he became comfortable and started going on his own. I realize every kid is different and it might not be the case with your son but it's worth a try. I had no idea that he thought that before I asked him, and he never said anything about it.
So just ask him and be prepared to be on monster protection duty for a while, haha.
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