My son (7) is absolutely terrierfied of the potty / Toilet to the point even putting him next to one he starts biting, scratching , kicking, pinching and punching people around him and himself. He also sobs and screams his little heart out :(
Just want to say my son is 7 and has a long list of disabilities and has awful experience involving an ex " Friend" who I trusted to support and look after my son so I could work full time ( my biggest regret). That " friend" is now serving a 15 year prison sentence for abusing children.
We don't know to what extent the abuse happened but we do know ( that " friend" admitted to it in court) that he used to make my darling little man sit on the potty for long periods of time to avoid having to change him and if my son got off he would " lose his temper"( plus other things happened )... ( he was very violent)
Because of the events my son is absolutely petrified of the toilet / potty to the point he goes straight into defence mode and attacks himself and everyone else, it's absolutely heart breaking to watch and to know what's happened and that my son couldn't tell me ( he is non verbal)
Has anyone got any tips or advice to help our situation? Right now my son doesn't have the understanding to tell me he needs to the toilet / needs a nappy change but I just want him to be able to feel safe around the toilet and potty and not need to be so scared :(
Btw I absolutely feel awful, the worst parent in the world for not even noticing the signs of what was going on and I already kick myself daily for even leaving him with that " monster" so only helpful comments please.
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ProundParent2009 · 25/06/2016 23:15
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