My 7 Years Son Start Potty on Him Self Again?!

Hi
My 5 year old daughter started wetting her pants and having poop accidents regularly back in September. I took her to the Dr to see if it was a medical condition--No problem was found.
After talking to my wise mommy friends, I realized this all started right when all day kindergarten started. She is a very assertive, to say the least, child. She would love for the teacher to sit down and hush so she could take over teaching the class--LOL. When we put it all together--kids can control 2 things in their lives--what they put into their bodies (food) and what the let back out (pee and poop). I think she was feeling out of control with her new class and new schedule and new friends, and new teacher and most of all NEW RULES to follow. After a couple months (and her dad giving her tons of praise and .50 per day that she came home clean and dry--positive attention). Her accidents ended and we have been good since.
So, my question to you is...has anything in your sons life changed dramatically? New school? New home? New rules? That might make him do this?
PS My daughter does not stay dry through the night yet. She sleeps so soundly that she does not usually wake up with the feeling of having to go potty. She goes potty before bed at 7 and I wake her up at 10:30 every night to pee (she sleeps right through this too). This keeps her dry til morning.
Hope you find a solution.

We had to make sure our son did not drink (or eat) any caffeine after 4 p.m. This worked well. We read that it messes with an already immature bladder. Hope that helps.

My daughter who just turned 7 in January went through that same phase when she was about 5. For her we had made some changes in our living arrangements, so she was getting adusted to the move it took a while maybe about a month. what I did was constantly re-assured her that she was loved, she still had a family just as before, but now she has two houses that she can stay over. I put a night light in her room and after about a month she stopped So maybe you can try something like a night light, or maybe cut off the time he is allowed to drink in the evening. Or if there has been some changes re-assuring him that everything will be o.k.

Little boys sometimes go through these phases. It really is normal. My oldest son went through such a phase when he was about seven (he's now 20.) It eventually went away. But maybe you should schedule a checkup with his pediatrician to make sure.

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Hi T.,

I know this problem can seem very difficult. But there are solutions; time (it may clear itself), medication, therapies may each have a place here. If it's emotional - transitions at school or home giving him distress, changes to his environment, etc. Main thing is to keep your child healthy and not make him feel "ashamed". Talk to his doctor again. Make the doctor explain to you why he feels this may be "normal" so that you can get a better understanding of what is happening to your child.

In the meantime, encourage him to take one last visit to the bathroom before bed. Line his bed with a waterproof underlayer. Have extra clean clothes and sheets available for him when he needs them. If he has fears, try and talk it over at his level - install a nightlight if he is scared of the dark - that kind of thing. Talk to his teachers and see if anything has changed at school. In the meantime, just help him feel better.

If your doctor feels this is normal - it may just be another growth phase, and soon this will just be another memory.

If the problem persists, TAKE him into the doctor and then you may wish to go to a specialist. Someone who will know if this is a physical issue, or something else. As mom's we don't always have the answers - but listen to your inner mom's voice. If you feel there is something else going on - go get help sooner rather than later.

Good luck, R.