Don't know how to deal with this...

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DD (8) has on two occasions weed on the carpet in her bedroom. On purpose. First time was last week, day before an estate agent was due to value the house. A big puddle. DH just went to her room and there are several smaller puddles around the room. Got two estate agents coming tomorrow, and she knows about it. I can understand she is feeling a bit stressed and worried because we are about to put our house on the market and move abroad, but I'm just baffled by her behaviour and don't know how to deal with it. I am going to try to talk to her when I've calmed down and she's gone to bed now anyway. Any advice?

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I would get a urine infection ruled out just in case there is a mild one that keeps going and coming IYSWIM.

Ditto on suggestion to check for UTI.
I wonder if it's a control thing.
Have you asked her if she liked the sensation of weeing? It might be a way of rebelling against changes she doesn't like.

But if she likes the sensatation of weeing, she can still go and do it on the toilet!

We think she's doing it on purpose as a way to get attention. We're not going to mention moving anymore. We've changed plans to not move abroad now and just to the other side of the city, closer to DH's family. So she would have a lot less to be stressed about than before. She has got issues of jealousy of her younger brother. I've talked to her tonight and given her a chance to explain. No luck, she just said she doesn't know why she did it.

It's liking the sensation of a free wee, I mean, and not weeing somewhere designated by adults. That's why I had a hunch about it being a control issue (if she's feeling out of control about other things in her life).