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ShyLion · 07/01/2026 02:36

My daughter (2years, 8months) has just recently potty trained. We started this a while ago but she took some time getting it but is now potty trained and hasn’t worn pull ups for the last 3 weeks with very minimal accidents (2 in 3 weeks). She returned to childminders yesterday following Christmas and had a poo accident in her pants and they have requested she goes back into pulls up while there. Am I overreacting thinking this is dramatic after one accident the first day back and that doing this will just be confusing for my child? She picks her pants every morning and is very aware that those are what she wears now and I worry this will upset her and send her backwards on her toileting journey.
Thank you

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zigazigaaaing · 09/01/2026 09:29

Id gently push back and say she’s used to wearing pants now and you don’t want to set her back. Assure her on the progress she’s made and you’d like to see how she gets on in the new week or two

Justus6 · 09/01/2026 13:27

ShyLion · 07/01/2026 02:36

My daughter (2years, 8months) has just recently potty trained. We started this a while ago but she took some time getting it but is now potty trained and hasn’t worn pull ups for the last 3 weeks with very minimal accidents (2 in 3 weeks). She returned to childminders yesterday following Christmas and had a poo accident in her pants and they have requested she goes back into pulls up while there. Am I overreacting thinking this is dramatic after one accident the first day back and that doing this will just be confusing for my child? She picks her pants every morning and is very aware that those are what she wears now and I worry this will upset her and send her backwards on her toileting journey.
Thank you

This is normal when changing routine. CM is being unreasonable like what does she do for older child if they have an accident.
It's up to the CM to follow the routine for newly potty trained kids. Bring her a potty tell her your not comfortable with going back after one accident.

Nancylancy · 09/01/2026 14:28

Kids do have accidents after potty training. It's normal. I would not be putting her back in pull ups.

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