I have posted here as we are well past the potty training (happened a year ago) and this is a developmental thing.
My nearly 3 year old keeps having wet knickers. She just gets too distracted to remember to go to the toilet. Happens mostly when she is engaged in something. She can hold her bladder, as if she does tell me, she can hold till we get to a toilet, but it seems she just 'leaks' sometimes.
I am not sure how to handle it. I initially took the stance of 'Its ok' as I didn't want her to get upset about it. But that didn't improve matters. I then decided I would micromanage her toilet visits, but that just undermines her decision making and she stopped taking herself to the toilet (and is hard work!).
So then I tried the 'you know how to go to the toilet, so why didn't you?' which just makes me feel guilty, and didn't really work!
So now I am trying the "Mummy is not upset you have wet knickers, but that you didn't tell Mummy.", but I think this is a concept she is too young to get!
Any advice?
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Leaky toddler
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LizziePizzie · 30/04/2013 14:36
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