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Fitrix
25-07-2016, 06:07 PM
Hi! Wondering if Anyone has any advice. We co-mind a lovely little girl who has been with us since 9 months. She's 3, comes 5 days a week, long days, been toilet trained 3 months now (took a while and poos took a bit longer). Over last few weeks she has been wetting more and more, also now started pooing in pants. She doesn't even seem to realise and today seemed puzzled when she touched the wet - like she can't feel it herself on her bottom. We've tried reward charts, punishment such as no tv in the afternoon when littlies are napping, and now getting a bit crosser (prob wrong thing to do but We're fed up now
and she's getting worse). Mum says she's fine at home and is putting it on us saying something must have changed! The only change we've noticed is that the girl seems a bit bored here. We think she's desperate for mummy time (and have suggested this to mum) but mum really isn't a coper and her goal seems to be to get rid of her kids wherever possible. (Not judging but we do really feel for this little girl) She has a little brother who is 14 months (and very controlling so gets mums attention first and foremost). Grandparents have them lots at weekends. Parents even went on holiday without them! We are really stumped and I'm wondering if we're not being told the full picture - Plus wondering if there isnt something more sinister going on (I have no grounds for this other than the fact that she seems to have lost feeling down there - possibly??!). Any thoughts?

sarah707
26-07-2016, 07:25 AM
The first step is to suggest parents take her for tests - make sure she doesn't have an infection...

If that's not the case then generally the child is trying to tell us something - they are upset, tired, angry... something has changed in their little lives etc...

It's become a health and safety issue right now so you do need to take action to support the child (getting cross doesn't work :/) and work through it together with parent/s.

Plus of course remind her regularly ... hth x