Any Advice Is Appreciated...

Sa

Sa

My daughter just turned 5 July 1st. For the past, at least 6 months, she's been holding her pee in until her bladder is ready to give out. She will of course wet herself at times because she waits too long. She did it at a party today for the first time ever and she was screaming and crying in the bathroom. I go running in and she doesn't even have her pants down, and wet herself. I have told her repeatedly to stop holding it and go as soon as you feel you have to go. I ask her if she has to go potty, I tell her to go potty. She just tells me she doesn't have to go and waits till its almost too late or is too late. I don't know why she does this after so many accidents and I don't know how to get her to stop. I'm hoping that because it happened at a party and not at home she embarrassed herself enough to stop. She will be starting kindergarten next school year and I'm afraid she will do it there. Kids are mean and I don't want her to be teased or remembered as the girl who peed her pants in kindergarten.

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Mo

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What about maybe having her try every hour (or maybe two hours??) and making it clear that it's not a punishment, just taking a little break to see if she has to go? Maybe you could also get her something pretty she wouldn't want to ruin, like undies with her favorite character on them or something, either as something to give her right away as an incentive to keep them clean, or as a reward for not having an accident for a specific period of time. Good luck! If my ideas are dumb, maybe you'll have luck with someone else's. Fingers crossed for you 🤞😊

Al

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I like the reward idea. I had issues with potty training growing up because I was forced into it too early. I actually did have accidents in the first grade. But I didn't get made fun of for it and I wasn't known as the girl who peed herself. But it was enough embarrassment to actually learn to go... I think my main issue was learning to ask to use the bathroom! So maybe give her a reward for asking/telling you she needs to go... it might help too.

Ab

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Try rewarding her after every successful trip to the bathroom. Incentives always help with kiddos. Good luck!