DD has always been strong-willed. We go through spells of her behaviour being more feisty than normal and we have been going through a lengthy spell for the past couple of months. There have been no major upheavals in her life recently which might explain the changes.
During the last term she has started wetting herself at school. Only at school, though, never at home/elsewhere - she had no accidents during the Easter holidays at all. She doesn't tell the teacher so by the end of the day has a wet dirty patch on her clothes and stinks (they don't seem to notice). When it has been hot it has rubbed her skin and the top of her legs have been red raw.
I have been to see the teacher and she says DD is happy at school, no apparent problems etc. The school have said they will try to prompt her to go to the toilet. DD is part of a triangle of friends but I don't think there is any more than they 'normal' amount of 'I'm not your friend any more' argy-bargy going on.
I have asked her why and she just says she doesn't know. I have tried every approach from trying to ignore it and just providing clean clothes to withdrawing treats - she just says she doesn't care.
I can't decide if it is just that she genuinely forgets - it often seems to be during afternoon playtime when she is outside and hasn't got time to go back to the toilet, or attention-seeking, or if she could have a medical problem (but presumably not if she can stop wetting herself for weeks at a time?)
I'm off to wash the two sets of uniform she got through today, but any ideas/suggestions are most welcome.
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DD (6) wetting herself regularly - but only at school. Any ideas??
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AlienEars · 23/05/2007 16:23
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