4 Year old in Diapers?
all great answers so far. i dont know how old or involved you are but good for you to want some guidance to help guide him! simple talking about the issue is a great start. to let him know what others his age do/ what is expected of him as he 'gorw up or bigger or gets older'. yes some kids just go at their own pace but if nothing has been expected or given to him as a choice to learn then he has no clue. to encourage him to take this time out period to just 'sit' on a potty for a 4 yr old is praise deservong in itself if he just tries. 4 yr olds are active and may not want to just sit if they dont see any value in it. the father should let him watch him. but since thats not in your control- you could ask your boyfriend to allow him in the washroom with him to see how the big boys do it. its unfortunate that his parents are not giving him the opportunity to 'grow' and learn. i am a mother of 5 and my youngest i think will be the longest to potty train- the others were all trained day and night by 21-25 months. my youngest now is 19 months. and this one can basically count to 10. i say 1 she says 2 and so on.... my 2nd youngest could count to 10, know colours, animals shapes by 1 1/2 -2 my 4 yr old who will actually be 5 soon- kows her phone number, address, tries to read words, uses the computer extremely well, knows the full names and ages of all her siblings ( and they all have 2 middle names and the 3 yr old knows this too), she can write ona picture she drew " to mom/dad, love lexi, ilove mom/dad, dad/ mom loves lexi and i have kept her from juniour kindergarden- she will enroll for this fall. I am not saying i am any better of any other parent- i just have the understanding that a child will learn MORE than half of all they will EVER learn by the time they are five. so my best advise is be patient, offer lots of praise for the littlest of progress even if there is no success, and talk to them like an adult and assume they understand every word you are saying. dont baby talk to them like they dont understand- because quite possibly he knows much more than he lets on only because he donesnt have the opportunity to be that 'big boy' best of luck to you and i hope than anything that i have said may help you and your bf lil bro!
A teacher put my 4 year old daughter in a diaper; what should I do?
It was my daughter's first field trip today and she had an accident. My daughter often doesn't like using the bathroom in public or at the pre-school so she tends to hold it in until she has a accident. So, she does have frequent accidents (because of this, I was spoken to many times about my daughter and her problem staying dry). Although because they were out on a field trip the teacher wasn't quite sure how to handle it. I was told that if they had been at school she could just send her to the nurse's office for a change! At the begging of the trip, the teacher was supposed to grab a extra set of clothing just in case but, because my child recently had a accident the other day, she only had a extra shirt, socks, and skirt to wear. I was told that luckily when she realized there was no clean undies to change her into, a parent who was chaperoning and saw the situation, and who also happened to have a toddler ended up giving her a diaper for my daughter to wear, and handed her, her diaper bag so that she could change her. She told me that she eventually found a restroom that had a changing table and was able to change her. When I arrived to pickup my daughter, I was told what happened and I was shocked for a little while. She then asked to speak to me privately and she began to speak to me once again about my daughter's frequent accidents, only this time she stated that it has become too much of a problem and that in-order to keep my daughter at the pre-school, she -..
I wrote this post in reply to another response, but feel like I want it to stand on its own.I, too, have a child who wet the bed for years because of sleep apnea. Sleep disorders are quite common and underdiagnosed. I recommend exploring that avenue first before trying anything else. We wasted years and years on behavior modification, alarm systems, etc., none of which did any good.And yes, my son did wear pull-up pants to bed. Not as punishment, but because when he wet the bed he did not wake up. Without the diaper, he would just sleep covered in urine all night from his neck to his knees. And we learned that he generally wet the bed more than once per night. Much of the time, the diaper did not hold in all of the urine and he would be somewhat wet, anyway. We washed sheets, pajamas, and blankets every day for over 12 years.My son is not overweight and did not snore. He had no obvious symptoms of apnea. When he was 12 he began to complain of restless legs at night. I have restless leg syndrome, and my mother has severe sleep apnea, so I guess you could say sleep troubles run in our family. I put two and two together and asked his doctor to refer him for a sleep study. He was diagnosed with moderate to severe apnea. They removed his tonsils and adenoids. He hasn’t wet the bed since.
My 1 year old daughter has a bad diaper rash?
It may be a yeast infection. It probably is. Stop using all the creams, just keep her as dry as possible, change her often, let her go around naked when you are at home...after she peed, or pooped. You need to take her to the doctor to get nystatin or some other perscription cream for yeast..if that is what it is. It wont clear up without it and will get worse. As usual, most kids get sick or something happens on a holiday weekend. Call the doctor, explain the rash and that she has never had one before this, they may call in a perscription for you. If it is yeast the creams start working very quickly. Keep it very dry and before you put her diaper back on let her air dry for a few minutes, yeast thrives on moisture.
Should I put my 4-year-old back in diapers or just continue letting her poop and pee in her pants?
Ok, so this may seem a little unorthodox, and may get a bit messing, but I have a way to fix this problem asap. Unless there is something physically wrong with her (constipation, bad bladder control) she CAN go to the potty. She is 4, and as you say...she has been potty-trained. She's just regressing and you have to nip it in the bud. Don't buy pull-ups, DON'T put her in diapers. Keep her in underwear. Now I'm assuming that when she poops or pees in her panties, YOU clean her up. See, it's easy for her...she doesn't have to put effort into going to the toilet, and then you clean her up. What you have to do is tell her "Now, you have a choice. You can go to the potty like a big girl, or continue to poop and pee in your panties. But you are not a baby anymore so I'm not going to clean you up." Then, if she poops or pees in her panties, make HER clean it up. She'll know it's disgusting. She'll hate it. She may gag, and cry...give her a trash can and some wipes and make her clean herself up. EVERY TIME she poops or pees in her underwear, make her clean it up. Make her take her dirty clothes to the washer. Make her clean the poop and pee off of herself, and change her own clothes. That way she'll realize it's much easier to just use the potty. I know it may suck for a few days, but I PROMISE it will work. After the first time she has to clean herself she probably will change her mind. Hope I help, I think it will!
Firstly have you had your child checked for some organic cause (disease or medical problem) that means he or she cannot tell if they need to pass water or solid matter? This was the case in my own history and until surgery corrected the main problem i was doubly incontinent until aged 14.Does your child void water/solid matter 24/7 or is it just night time wetting?Enuresis (bed wetting) can last well into the 20’s and later in some cases and despite what people think isn’t caused by laziness. The usual reason is a small bladder but it can also be caused when the person sleeps so heavily that the “normal” sensation that the bladder is full isn’t strong enough to wake them.There are various alarms and systems on the market that may help if this is the problem.If your child is not suffering with any problem as such then it is up to you to institute a regime of toilet training. I’m surprised at 9 that peer pressure hasn’t already done the job as most children want to be like their friends and school mates. Your child will resist your efforts to toilet train them so expect tears, anger tantrums and lots of other things. But basically you will need to toilet your child every 2 hours day and night. You must approach them in the same way each time, not get angry or upset when the inevitable accidents will occur or even when you toilet them, replace their diaper when they can’t pass anything and then they promptly fill their diapers.The other option is that your child is a diaper love which is a fetish that includes not wanting to wear normal underwear in favour of diapers/nappies even if they are not used.I’m sorry I can’t be more helpful but without more information it is difficult to really advise.
I’m with Maya on this one.Let her sleep without a diaper. Her body needs to be cued that she’s wet. This is beneficial in potty training. It’s about connecting the brain to the bladder. It’s a process. You aren’t going to have instant results, but why not allow her to come into her independence and make a decision? Odds are, if she is waking up wet every night, she’s going to start wanting to wear them again anyway.Put a tiny portable potty in her room and let her know if she thinks she has to go potty, she can.Three years old and wetting the bed is very common, so as long as she knows it isn’t her fault - give her the chance to discover on her own if no pull up/diaper is really what she wants.The idea that a child has to obey at all costs is dangerous for their development. Rebellion is absolutely appropriate for her age and a great sign of her brain attempting to reason. That should be fostered, not punished.Discipline is about guidance. So you wash a few sheets? Invest in a mattress cover. Okay. But think of what she gains by communicating with you, trying to make a decision and then figuring out you might have been right all along. Give it a shot. :)
What is wrong with a 4 year old wearing a diaper?
Does your kid tell you by means of words, facial expressions or posture when he or she wants to go? When you observe indications that your little one may require to use the toilet — this kind of as squirming, squatting or holding the genital area — respond quickly and help him/she turn out to be familiar with these signals, stop what he or she is doing, and head to the toilet. Praise your kid for telling you when he or she has to go and to understand far more about potty Training you have a fantastic help with this guide https://tr.im/xENzs . Start potty Training is a on the internet guide that assists you know all the secret of the potty Training so that you can easily past this phase in only 3 day, the dream of every parent.
My daughter has a horrible diaper rash. *help please*?
I would say take her to a GI specialist to see if there is something in her formula or your breast milk that may be irritating her. It just seems like you are treating a symptom instead of the cause. You have exhausted your choices on how to over come the diaper rash and it's time to rephrase the problem...as in looking at it from different angles. I would also try switching all her bath items to hypo-allergenic one at a time to see if one of those may be a problem. If you are breastfeeding also start writing down EXACTLY what you eat through out the day and take notes on the diaper rash at every changing to see if that can give your doctor some clues. Take it one step at a time and you'll find the answer.