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Carly Zappelli
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Username: Starr1
Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2007
| | Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 01:44 pm: | |
My daughter is almost 6 and still wets her pants at least twice a day. She knows when she has to go but she refuses to stop what she is doing and use the toilet, if we go to the store she has to go 3 to 4 times, but when we are at home she can't be bothered I have tried everything I can think of to get her to use the toilet, she will be going into 1st grade soon, should I put her back in Kindergarten to give her another year to "catch up" HELP!!!! |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 02:08 am: | |
My Grandaughter is 5 years old , fully pottytrained since age 2.5,but the only problem we have is that she has a problem having bowelmovements .her stool is so hard that sometimes she ends up in tears because it hurts .She tries hard ,but when it hurts she gives up .Do I have to worry that this will end up in something serious ?The Doctor says it is commen .What can I do ? she starts School this month.Please advise .Thank you ! |
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| | Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 11:55 am: | |
I am a single mom with a 5 yr old daughter. She started Kindergarten this year. Ok this gets better. Her father and I have joint custody of her. My daughter wears a pull up at night only. Sometimes during the day she has accidents and at night she pees in her pull up and I make sure she goes to the bathroom before bed and she doesn't get any fluids after 8pm. Well recently her father told me he has been waking her up every 2-3 hrs during the night to make her got to the bathroom and not pee in her underwear at his house. He feels if he does this for her it will trick her subconscious and make her remember to pee in the tiolet and not in her underwear during the day and night. I told him I wouldn't do that to her when I have her because at 5 and going to all day kindergarten she needs a lot of sleep. I feel when she is ready she will stop. I do know at her fathers house he currently has a girlfriend who has been living with him for 3 years now with their daughter has been difficult on our daughter. He will not listen to me when I tell him his idea is not a good idea. I picked up my daughter at my mothers the other day and my daughter was so tired and she was fighting a cold. I feel its unfair for him to not let her rest and stress her out by trying to "break her" is what he said. What do I do? Is my daughter okay? How do I address her father where he will give our daughter a break? She has already at 5 endured enough pain and changes in her life she doesn't need this extra crap. Please help me.
Bernadette |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 12:15 am: | |
I was a bed wetter, and I experienced urgency and day-time wetting (leaks) as a child, and now my daughter (age 5) has the same symptoms. I grew out of it, but it was obviously stressful for my parents.
Trying to look back at myself, I don't know what the cause was, nor what might have cured it. I still tend to postpone going for as long as possible. It seems more economical to me with my time - wait until my bladder is as full as it can get so I'm not wasting my time on this planet going to the restroom. I think I just had to learn how long I could hold it, and maybe that took longer for me than for most.
It's frustrating for me as a parent as well, and my mom just eats it up. I tried to talk to her about it, to see if she had any insight, and she said, "Well, are you potty trained yet?" Thanks, Mom. Nice.
She wears a pull-up at night, and we are currently having her clean up after herself - she is responsible for rinsing the clothing that gets peed into. With that in place, I think I am going to make a point of talking with her about it only when the situation isn't present.
What happens before you pee your pants?
How does it feel after you pee your pants? (both physically and emotionally)
How does it feel after you pee in the toilet? (both physically and emotionally)
Maybe I'll tell her how other children said I was yucky. I have a story there. Maybe I'll tell her that I'm afraid of that happening to her. Maybe I'll tell her that I am also afraid that people will think I am bad Mom, or that Daddy is a bad dad for having a child who still wets her pants when she is 5 years old. |
ftowne4683 (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 09:54 am: | |
is it wrong to punish a child for wetting herself? |
Stefanie Grupe
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Username: Stefanie
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 02:32 pm: | |
My personal opinion is that you NEVER punish a child period.
If your child in NOT doing or behaving the way you expect - then you need to do something - however, first you need to understand WHY you child is doing what she is doing.
So, if you child is wetting herself because she is so involved in the TV show - that she does not want to take the time to a potty break - then she should loose her privilege of watching TV.
However, if your daughter is having wetting her bed at night or even having potty accidents during the day - but you know is trying to get to the potty, but for some reason cannot get to the potty in time (there are many reasons this may happen, including medical reasons), then giving her consequences for her behavior does not serve a purpose.
You need to figure out and understand what is going on with your child and help her with whatever the issue is that is making her wet herself and not get to the potty on time. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 07:30 pm: | |
i have a six year old daughter who poops on the potty without a problem but pees in her undies all day and night. she does use the potty once in awhile but is still wet all the time. I am at my wits end. she doesnt seem to care when she is wet and makes no effort to change. what do i do to stop this so she can stay dry and use the potty to pee. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 06:56 pm: | |
My daughter is 4.5yrs and has known how to use the potty and the toilet since i took her out of nappies at 2.5yrs when she started at play school. But she has urgency and a problem of 'forgetting' to go to the toilet. Its becoming a nightmare as it happens before we go to school, then i have to re-change her. She does it when i pick her up from school, and then when she is busy playing. She knows when she wants to go though, as she does take herself to the toilet when she wants to. I took her to the doctors today, he asked her why she does it and she told him it was because she is 'too lazy, and forgets!'. The doctor prescribed desmospray nasal spray(desmopressin). But googling the medicine has now given me concerns and i'm worried about side effects. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, May 03, 2010 - 10:56 pm: | |
My son is 6 soon to be 7 and still poops and pees on himself, day and night. We have been to a urologist, neurologist, behaviorist , pretty much exhausted all avenues and are at our wits end. I have tried ever reward system possible as well as taking stuff away. My biggest issue is that it doesn't seem to truly bother him. He doesn't feel the need to change if he soils himself and it doesn't matter where we are. He could be playing with his friends and he will just continue what he is doing with soiled pants. I have him on a timer that sometimes works (he wears a watch at school that goes off) There are days were he will tell you he has to go and then on others he will have three accidents in a hours time. We can't find a pattern and all I am ever told is to just continue sending him to the bathroom and it will eventually stop. I have been getting this advice since he is 3. He never potty trained. I'm hoping someone else has gone through this and maybe could give me some help or that it will hopefully end sooner rather than later. He will be going into 2nd grade next September and I don't see it getting any better. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 - 01:46 am: | |
Wetting the bed at night or wetting herself are not reasons for punishing your child. These are beyond her control. Her body simply hasn't yet matured to a point where she can control that. Each child is different. Just be patient, caring, understanding, and supportive with her. Punishing is exactly the wrong thing to do. |
Narmin Parpia
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Username: Admin
Post Number: 190
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 - 04:57 pm: | |
Dear Posters;
Please let Potty Training Concept's Team reiterate that you should not punish your child for wetting their bed.
There are many different causes and reasons behind bed wetting, from physical to subconscious. The majority being things that a child can't help.
While we understand that you as a parent may be frustrated with the clean up effort we assure you that your child is just as concerned and frustrated, they just don't know how to show it some times at their age.
We have staff members that deal with this issue on a personal level and truly understand your frustration. In fact this has led to the creation and selling of certain items n our site to help frustrated parents with this issue.
Please see our Bed wetting section for tips and products that can help you through this frustrating time.
http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/CTGY/Night-Time-Potty-Training.html |
Deb Boles (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 12:00 pm: | |
I have a 5 year old boy who when reminded constantly at school will use the potty but when it comes to poop or being at home he will not go. It becomes a fight if I try to remind him to go. He claims he doesn't know he has to go. Is this possible and if so what do you suggest we do about it. |
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