My son (aged 7) has started messing his pants. He covers it with toilet paper then hides his pants deep in the washbasket. Also, he is making an awful mess when he goes to the toilet, stains around the rim and seat, dirty finger marks on the wall and the towel rail and not cleaning himself properly. He is also bedwetting infrequently. He wasn't like this, this is not him, he could manage perfectly. I've involved his teacher(he has a few current problems in class, staring into the distance, not paying attention - he says he's bored)she thinks he is in the shadow of his older brother (aged 10)who is exceptionally gifted. There is no trauma at home, no major changes to routine, we don't treat them diffrently, we do lots of family things together. The only telling thing he said was he wanted a baby cousin. I think he doesn't want to be the baby of his immediate family. I am at my wits end, Please Help!
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