Evie's been potty trained for months now, and suddenly she begins peeing her pants again. Ugh! I hate this kind of thing. I hate the mess, the feeling that I can't get the floor, furniture, clothes clean enough fast enough, and of course I'm frustrated. Of course I tell my daughter that accidents happen. But after the first few times, it's through gritted teeth. And yet it continues.
So I feel like we need to talk about responsibility. "You can do this, Evie. You have been doing this.You have to stop playing and go potty. You can't hold it in."
So what else can I do? I turn to the experts who say that leaving too much up to my child is a mistake. Really? What happened to encouraging your child to be independent?
Really, where's my magic wand when I need it? Better yet, where's my magic wine...
Hi!! Try putting her on a timer for a couple days. Tell her you can stop the timer when the accidents stop. Every 90 minutes. 30 after that if she doesn't go. Change it to 2 hours if that seems more like her schedule. But set the timer and make her in charge of going when it buzzes. Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Crystal! I will try it. We have been reduced to her screaming "No! I don't have to pee pee" every time I ask her. A timer will diffuse that I think.
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