T.E. asks from Summerville, SC on October 16, 2006
Help with 4 Year Old
I need some advice. My 4 year old has been potty trained for awhile now and now all she does is pee herself. I feel like ive tried everything i know But she starts school next year and i dont want this to continue but i feel lost. Can anyone help me!
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C.A. answers from Birmingham on October 16, 2006
I don't know if this would apply, but has she been having any irritation in that area? My daughter had a bladder infection at 6 and had accidents quite frequently for a while.
S. answers from Spartanburg on October 17, 2006
check out www.pottytrainingsolutions.com they sell a product called PODs and it is a terrific, absolutely amazing product. My daughter would go to the potty, but didn't want to take the time to always go so she would have accidents and I too was worried that she was not going to be able to go to K4 so I found this online and we used it. Before the package was empty she was completely potty trained with no accidents. She is now 5 years old and has been potty trained for about 2 years and has to date never had an accident. I swear by this product and the cost is very inexpensive. good luck.
N.R. answers from Columbia on October 18, 2006
I have a daughter that did the same thing. I tried to not make a big deal out of it, but it kept happening. Finally, my husband and I had to sit her down (more than once), and explain that it was not good for her body being it could give her an infection, and it made her smell. If you have a younger child, it may just be a relapse, which is what it was with my daughter. I hope this helps. You will get through it, it won't be long and she'll figure out it isn't good.
N.
B.K. answers from Birmingham on October 17, 2006
Hi T.. Not an uncommon thing. You now have to train yourself to get up in the middle of the night and take her to the potty. This helped tremendously with my son and I hope it works for you. I am potty training my litte girl now and it seems to be a bit easier.
Good Luck!!!
J.S. answers from Charleston on October 16, 2006
Hi T.,
Has there been any changes in the home, or new friends something like that? I have a 3 year old daughter who has been potty trained for over 6 months now, a short time ago a friend came to stay with us for a week and she has a 3 year old son who was wetting himself daily, well my daughter started wetting herself. So it usually happens when there is a sudden change they are trying to adjust to or are mimicking another behavior. Hope it helps.
Jen
L.S. answers from Charleston on October 20, 2006
This happened with my sister when she was about that age, and my mom put her back in diapers for a day, since she had wet all of her clean panties. She came to my mom and asked for her panties back, as she was VERY uncomfortable in the diaper. She never had another accident after that.
D.N. answers from Charlotte on October 17, 2006
I went through the same thing with my daughter. She was potty trained fairly early and around the 4 year mark she started having a few accidents. However, it ended as quickly as it started. i asked her doctor and she said that this occurs to children who were potty trained early and that it is completely natural. It will end. Its just a part of a child adapting to changes in their bodies and surrounding. It will pass. Good Luck! My daughter is 8 yrs now and hasn't had any problems like that in school.
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