lydiasmomma
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Potty training mystery: what could cause my potty-trained child to pee herself all of a sudden?
my child has been potty trained for a while now and all of a sudden has peed herself all but 2 times today. any idea what could cause this or what i should do about it?
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Potty Training
> 60 days ago
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Hi lydiasmomma,
I think it's pretty normal for kids to experience little set-backs like this while they're potty training. I think sometimes it happens when something upsetting or stressful happens in a little one's life (like a move to a new house, starting school, big changes in the family like a new baby, divorce, or re-marriage, etc). But I think it can also just happen as part of their normal growth and development pattern.
I think the thing to do is to stay really positive. Let her know that it's ok that she had some accidents and that she's still a "big girl" and can go right back to going in the potty. Don't punish her or make her feel bad about it. Just use positive encouragement to get her back on track. If she continues to have accidents, you may even want to go back to any positive reward system you used the first time around (a sticker chart for example).
Good luck!
Kat
I think it's pretty normal for kids to experience little set-backs like this while they're potty training. I think sometimes it happens when something upsetting or stressful happens in a little one's life (like a move to a new house, starting school, big changes in the family like a new baby, divorce, or re-marriage, etc). But I think it can also just happen as part of their normal growth and development pattern.
I think the thing to do is to stay really positive. Let her know that it's ok that she had some accidents and that she's still a "big girl" and can go right back to going in the potty. Don't punish her or make her feel bad about it. Just use positive encouragement to get her back on track. If she continues to have accidents, you may even want to go back to any positive reward system you used the first time around (a sticker chart for example).
Good luck!
Kat
> 60 days ago
Hi lydiasmomma
it is normal for children to have set backs when they are potty training. It could be in relation to other events eg starting a new school or it could be for attention seeking. If she does have an accident try not to make a fuss but do reassure her that she won't have to go back to the potty. Praise all the times she does make it to the toilet and make more of a fuss of this than the accidents. Children generally respond to the praise when they get it right rather than the negative attention when they get it wrong. Be practical too in the early stages and encourage regular trips to the toilet.
it is normal for children to have set backs when they are potty training. It could be in relation to other events eg starting a new school or it could be for attention seeking. If she does have an accident try not to make a fuss but do reassure her that she won't have to go back to the potty. Praise all the times she does make it to the toilet and make more of a fuss of this than the accidents. Children generally respond to the praise when they get it right rather than the negative attention when they get it wrong. Be practical too in the early stages and encourage regular trips to the toilet.
> 60 days ago
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