recently and completely out of the blue my 3yr old girl stared using her bedroom floor as her personal toilet.She has been potty trained since 1 & 1/2 yr old.This is not a bed-time issue i walked in on her today she "diappeared" to her room and was all too quiet when I walked in she was using her baby doll crib I took it out of her room immediately & told her to use the potty. I have found new wet spots thruout the day so I know it is not just thru the night.I just continue to tell her to use the potty.I am not sure why she is doing this I need some advice....
If she does not have any infection, punishment is needed. Have her checked by a doctor and if she is OK, when she wets somewhere besides the potty, swat her on the bottom, make her clean it up and then sit her in time out for about 15 minutes.
Find out if something in the bathroom is "scary" for her. This is an extreme example, and I'm not saying it pertains to you, but there was a foster child I knew who urinated in her bedroom because in her bio parent's home, she was molested when she went into the bathroom. Again, I'm not suggesting that this is your daughter's case but I would try to figure out if something scares her in the bathroom. My son never wanted the water to splash on him when he went #2, for instance.
I know some people have suggested punishment, but I disagree. I think if you punish her for this, it will only make it worse!!!
I think there are two possibilities. One: Your daughter is afraid of something in the bathroom, or maybe afraid to walk to the potty at night. It could be small, like it hurt once when she went in the potty and doesn't want to hurt again, or maybe she was lazy and didn't want to get up and go there. She may not even know why she does it anymore. If this is the case, start again as thought you are potty training her. Set a timer, and every 2 hours, take her to the potty. When she goes in the potty, she gets a reward (a small sticker or something). At night, you might want to put her in pull-ups. Go back to the beginning.
The other possibility, I think because she is hiding this, is that this is a stress reaction. Is anything major going on in your family right now? Has there been a change in routine? Any fighting? Did a big brother or sister move out, or start picking on her? Sometimes kids react to stress in their lives with odd little behaviors like this. If there IS something going on in your family that could cause your daughter extreme stress, you need to address it. You won't be able to help her until you do. If there isn't, then I would try the first option I suggested. Good luck.
Is this where she plays? Maybe she's just being lazy while playing and doesn't want to take the time away from what she is doing. This is easily remedied...take everything out of her room and tell her she has to earn it back by going on the potty. If she doesn't want to take the time to potty then she doesn't get to play in there. Then when as you give it back remind her that if she does this again these things will be taken back out again. Goodluck
I wouldn't let her in there. Put a door nob protector on if that will stop her, if not, put a lock on the door.
Has anything happened recently? School? New baby? Family issues? Could be a reaction to things going on in her life.
