My three year old daughter has peed in her pants 3 times today, any suggestions?
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Let it go for awhile. She know that you really don't want her to do this. She have found something that she can control. Time out won't work. It is not a logical or natural consequence. Make sure she is wearing clothing that she can easily take on and off by herself. Put her in underwear. When she pees her pants, hold her fully responsible. Say "It looks like you need to change." Say nothing more than that. She has to clean the wet underwear, put them and the wet clothes in the laundry, wipe, put on clean underwear and clothing, clean up any wet area. She will soon find it is easier to use the bathroom. Good luck!
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Three is a little old to be doing that. Have your pediatrician check her out. There may be an infection involved.
you should take her to the docter. when i was younger i had a bladder infection for a while and i had to take medicine for it
you can set up a schedule for the time of day that she goes to the bathroom so that she wont pee in her pants anymore and if it still continues, see her doctor about it because it might be something serious like it was for me
You don't punish it will only make it worse. Get her checked for an infection as the others sugested and if all is fine make her responisible when she wets herself. Make her go get changed put her wet clothes in the laundry by herself. this is what I did with my son after a while he stopped doing it. It was just a small amount for him as he didn't want to stop playing so he would wet a little to take the pressure off and keep playing. You could also tell her to go to the toilet every couple of hours as a reminder This could be psychological issue. Esp. if she has been toilet trained. But she's only 3, give her a little more time. Adults make mistakes, what you expect of a 3 yr old.
Don't be too harsh on her, for you may cause her confidence to break and then you will have a harder time. Just treat it as an accident, just like when you have a bad stomach and you didn't get enough time to go to the toilet.
Half the time it is nothing really to worry about, cos kids do get distracted and unwilling to leave their favourite TV program or games to go to the toilet timely.
Go easy on her and time and reassurance with lots of praise when she did the right time will soon get her out of this.
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Has anything big changed in her life latly, sometime they say that can send kids to do that. But if not have her checked by her Dr. and see if something is wrong. Have you asked her why she did? My daughter who is 3 and potty trained awhile back for 2 days in a row would go in the bedroom and pee on the floor. Of course all she told me was because. She stopped after those couple of days. I'm not sure if it would be an infection like the first person said just because I would think it would hurt when she peed and usually when something hurts kids will tell you. Maybe someone at daycare did it and she is copying?? Maybe it'll pass. Good luck.
My daughter has done the same thing before. Maybe your daughter is so preoccupied with playing she waits to long to the bathroom. Just have patience, and a doctors appointment wouldn't be a bad idea either. Some kids bladders take a little longer to fully develop hence potty accidents. Good luck.
I don't want you to take this the wrong way but please please please ... don't ever punish a child for wetting their pants. This will have a negative impact on her and it may not be her fault .. meaning she might not have any control over it.Sometimes children are having way too much fun at that age and they forget that when their body says go to the potty that they need to go because they would much rather keep doing this fun activity.
She could have a medical issue happening here and yes .. please consult the pediatrician about this if she complains of any irritability or any pain.
However if this is behavioral you can cure this really quick. I've done this numerous times at my job and it works wonders. Create a daily sticker chart where your daughter can place a sticker on the chart whenever she goes in the potty ... whether it be pee or poop. At the end of the day if she attains the goal set by you ... she gets a reward. Whether that be a special movie before bed, an ice cream treat, etc. The point is if she sees that you are proud of her going on the potty by doing the sticker chart and showing enthusiasm ... she will want to keep doing it more just to see the positive reactions.
You have to stay consistent with the chart. However I know you may be saying that she might not need this chart b/c she has been potty trained but children can take steps back for many reasons and you need to find a way to get to the bottom of what is happening and why it is happening.
I hope you do try this b/c I have done this with children who have taken steps back just b/c of a new baby, attention, behavioral, etc and this chart helps redirect them back to the potty.
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mother of a 2 1/2 year old/daycare assistant for 4 years in preschool program
you need to ask her why does she do this?If this contiues on then take her to a specialist to see whats wrong?I know it sounds weird,but look for sighns of sexual abuse,if she goes to daycare or grandma's.it can be anywhere,man or woman that can harm your child and you may not know it.You may be asking then why would she pee in her pants?Kids have weird ways of interpreting things and weird ways of showing what's going on.
If it gets bad then take her to a counselor and see if a counselor can figure it out.
She could be doing this for attention,She might want to act like a baby and think that's a way of getting what you want,tell her if she wants to act like a baby,than you'll have to treat her like one(babies don't eat dessert,play out side,watch cartoons or eat big people food).
my grandmother use to refer to spanking,wich can be a little harsh.but if you are going to spank her,make sure she knows why you punishing her.ask her,"do you know why mommy is upset at what you did?"don't tell her your mad at her,tell her your mad at what she did.I use to babysit a little boy last year,all of a sudden he started screaming and crying,"mommy gonna hate me!"because he went potty on himself.he misinterpreted when mommy said i'm upset with you.
The forms of punishment that I suggested should not be used unless...it has been determined that there is no medical or mental interference and she knows what she did was unecceptable.sometimes it's enough for a kid to know mommy doesn't like when I do that,and some kids have to learn the hard way.
I hope you like these suggestions and try them out,If you don't like them,sorry I'm only 14,I couldn't think of anything else.
If the problem persists, see a doctor. My daughter was almost potty trained and she started peeing her pants. I took her to the doctor and she had female problems where her vagina was growing together and she needed special cream for it to separate the lips of the vagina. Plus on top of that, she had a urinary tract infection from where the vagina was growing together. It could be a psychological thing too. Is she trying to get attention, or not getting as much attention lately? Is something emotional going on in her life or traumatic? My pediatrician asked me the same questions first before pursuing something medically. But it isn't good to punish her by putting diapers back on her if she is potty trained. That is only setting her back emotionally. Maybe you could encourage her with special things such as stickers or special character panties if she uses the toilet instead of wetting her pants. If it still goes on after that and keeps continuing, consult your pediatrician.
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