6 Year Old Having Occasional Accidents

Updated on January 23, 2012
S.G. asks from Allen, TX
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Hello all! My daughter is 6 1/2 years old and has been potty trained for longer than I can remember. In the last couple of weeks she has had 4 daytime accidents and one nighttime accident. A little background, her father and I are separated and have been for almost 2 years but we remain very close, I did recently lose my job but the only change she has seen from this is me picking her up from school instead of her attending an after school program. Lastly, she did tell her father a few weeks ago that she was having a hard time because she wanted to spend the night with mommy and daddy at the same time. I'm concerned her stress about us not being together may have something to do with this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

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Thanks to everyone for their advise! We had a mommy-daughter day and talked about everything and she has since been ok!

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S.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

Kids can pick up on your stress. You may think the only difference is that you pick her up from school, but she's feeling it. What I've always done with my daughter is talk with her about it. Tell her, to the level she can understand, what happened, what you are doing about it, reassure her that things are and will be OK. Let her know she can ask you anything.

My stepdaughter was wetting herself when she was 8. We only found out months after this started that her stepfather had lost his job (they lived in another state) and they were talking about moving, again. Her mother denied that there was anything going on in that household that would be stressful. Kids know better.

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K.S.

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Yeah she is having a hard time adjusting. Nothing you can do for it. Iknow my ex and I work flexible so she can see each when she wants. Like last night was his night but she wanted mommy so I picked her up. And there have been plenty times as well she has been withme but wanted her father. We try not to make it a big deal. Also if she forgets anything just go getr it dont make an issue out of it. You can try to get her in the excitemnet for the new home by letting her decorate it. Can be as simple as a new color and some wall stickers. Or more to new sheets curtains etc

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A.S.

answers from Dallas on

Has she had any falls on the playground, at school, etc? The reason I ask is that your tailbone (called the sacrum) can become misaligned and put pressure on the nerves that go to the bladder. For kids, this can contribute to weakness in bladder control.
Considering that it doesn't sound like there have been any social/emotional changes significant to warrant a regression in potty training (which normally doesn't happen at her age anyways), this might be the reason.
I would have her checked by a chiropractor who specializes in pediatrics.
Try Spector Chiropractic located off 121 and Coit Rd. spectorchiropracticdfw.com

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R.M.

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She may be feeling more stress than you know. Another thing to consider is a food allergy. I had that reaction to a particular group of foods when I was her age. It seemed to come out of nowhere. A visit with her pediatrician might be in order.

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