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3 yr old potty trained, 'dirty protesting' when left alone or in trouble

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Boosarelli · 18/09/2013 17:19

Hi all, am new to mumsnet and am looking for advice from anyone that can help!
My 3yr old ds has been potty trained since 2.5 and for a while, we had no problems. He has since started pooing and or peeing himself when he is left alone for any time at home, this can be anything from 10 mins to me literally going for a pee myself! This afternoon dp went for a shower, ds was left alone in the livingroom, doors open, peppa pig on tv and his juice. Ds was told where daddy was (up stairs) and what he was doing and that if ds needed the toilet, to come up and daddy would help him. During the 15 mins that dp was in the shower, ds had peed and poo'd himself and kept quiet about it. He was spoken to about what had happened and sent to his room and peed in his room in protest. since this time last week this has happened at least 10 times. He will usually take his pants off when he does this so its all over the floor. He has been going to the school nursery in the mornings for the past few weeks (2.5 hrs) and has had NO accidents there. He doesn't wet the bed and when we are out he has no accidents. It only ever seems to happen at home. I cant understand it and its driving us crazy. And all we want to do is to help him not to do this anymore. When I ask him why he does it, he says he didn't know it was coming but seeing as this doesn't happen when we are out and about and he can always say if he needs to go, then I just don't believe him! HELP!!!

Thanks for any replies
Helen

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CreatureRetorts · 18/09/2013 19:40

How do you react when he does it? It could be for attention (most likely).

Does he get your attention, proper one on one attention eg playing with him on his terms every day?

Boosarelli · 18/09/2013 22:34

How I reacted at first was quite calmly, but the more it happens the more frustrated I am getting with it all. I think the next time it happens I am going to make no deal about it at all, just clean him and move on.

He is only away from me a total of 2.5 hours a morning, the rest of the day he has me all to himself.

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