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Could it be a phobia, like when you're scared of spiders?

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SleeplessDon · 07/01/2010 20:15

I have a question I'd like to canvas opinion on. My DS is 3yrs 7mths and will absolutely not wee unless he has pants or a nappy on. If you take them off, he doesn't wee - once he held it in for 21 hours! We have another DS (age 5.5) and he toilet-trained 'normally' (if there is such a thing!) but our youngest seems scared and no amount of reassuring, bribery, star charts, promises, presents etc. works. I'm beginning to wonder if it some sort of wee phobia (rather than just late toilet training) and that its irrational - bit like being scared of spiders - and therefore am unsure of how to deal with it. Just wondered if anyone else had experience of something like this?

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