Year 1 child not going to the loo all day.

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Quick question, would you be concerned/speaking to teacher if your child was coming out of school desperate for the loo after not going at all all day?
On the second day I mentioned it to teacher saying I think DS needs to be shown where the. Loo is again as he is new to the school.
Not sure what to do as I think 5 yr olds need a little prompting still?
Or should he just be going off his own bat ?
Thanks.

What is his reason for not going? Has he told you he doesn't know where they are??

Is he not going because he doesn't like the school toilets? My DS (now Y6) has to be absolutely desparate to go at school and in fact only uses the school toilets a handful of times each year. No amount of talking to teacher was going to make him change his habit (and he now has a cast iron bladder).

He says doesn't need it. But as soon as we're out the gate he is desperate... We need to rush to a loo!
School loos are nice though. He does know where they are.
Thanks Redsky

My ds used to not go all day, still doesn't go often. There was no reason or issue as to why. He's fine. Wish I had a bladder that strong!

My DS also uses the school loos about once a month and was generally desperate to go as soon as picked up when in yr r and yr 1. We are relatively rural and walked home through a wood, he must have had to go behind every single tree.

I wonder if staff are trying to train them to learn to go in the breaks. It's fairly understandable goal for staff, not least because plenty of them time waste with frequent loo trips, but it's a learning curve & many don't juggle very well. My under 10s usually came out of school or nursery desperate for the loo.

Why not get him to use the loo before you leave the premises at the end of the day. That way he won't be desperate to get home and he can get used to using the school toilets.

Fairie, good idea.
In reception they used to just say loo time before lunch and off they all went...

My son has just started yr2 and bolts for the loo as soon as we get home. He will only go in school if absolutely desperate. Often has to be prompted to go at home too - but never has any accidents.
DD just started reception and is happy to go in school.

My dd is in year 6 are often goes all day without going, will go as soon as she gets home. It's not good for them, makes them more prone to uti's ( dd has had a few ).

No real advice to offer, other than to say that I was that child as well.

Even as a little kid, I never needed to go, and it was the family joke to be like "Zingally never needs to go!"

There was no real reason not to go at school, I didn't dislike the school toilets or anything. Just that either being in class, or playing with my friends distracted me/was more interesting.

As an adult, I now work in a school and often don't go at all during the day. So that's from about 7:15am, to 5pm-ish. When I do suddenly think, "I need to go", it's often at an inconvenient time, when I can't go because I'm teaching, and then the urge goes away.

I know a child who is like a camel. Never drinks much or wees much. But they have made it this far! Maybe just ask if they need to go at pickup time?

Not sure I would be that bothered. I don't go at work, so from when I get up to at least 2pm in the afternoon. Strangely, I usually want to go as soon as I get home too. I have always been like that and it surprises me how often other people in the office have to go tbh.

However, I suppose the problem for you, OP, is that don't know if there is a problem. Personally I like the idea of going with him at the end of school. If he is otherwise happy though, I don't think you have much to worry about.