6 year olds (going on 7) still in pull-ups...HELP?
Just because you take away the pull-up diapers does not mean they will wake up if they wet the bed. It's not a habit, it's something that is more of a learned response when the body is ready which is why I would keep diapers on them at night. Many kids from 3 to teenage years wet the bed and have the need to wear diapers at night. Our doctor explained to us that as the child grows, the bladder sometimes does not grow as fast which is called an immature bladder. It's a stage where kids go through to where the sensory to wake the child is not there due to the immature bladder hence the child wets the bed because the bladder will empty. This stage typically happens after a child has been potty trained. Plus as children grow the heavier sleepers the become which doesn't help. It is not something you can train a child for at night. My son is 5 and I still put him in disposable diapers every night because of bed wetting. I would diaper at night until they can get out of the bed wetting stage. Our doctor said with kids being this young it will not effect their self esteem by diapering them and it lets everyone get a restful nights sleep. You can buy regular tape diapers by the case which would be much cheaper than buying packages of the pull-up diapers. We use the pampers size 7 diapers and so far the diapers work out great and not that expensive buying in bulk.
Have any moms ever bought their sons panties, and if so, for what reason?
Can’t say why any of the other moms were motivated to buy panties for their boys, but I can explain to some extent why my mom bought mine.To begin with, my mom wanted a baby girl and was sure I’d be one. She insisted all her baby shower gifts be for a baby girl, so you might say my interest in wearing feminine things began before I was born.Because my dad traveled extensively, she was able to keep me dressed as a girl most of the time until school started. She also kept me in diapers and potty trained me not to have messy diapers, but wet ones were allowed and possibly encouraged.In addition, there were no boys in my neighborhood and I spent all my time playing with neighborhood girls so wear clothes like theirs didn’t seem out of place at all. I remember one mother fussed about it, but two made a fuss over me.Then with the start of school, all that changed. I spent a few months in training pants and then given boys underwear. Except the the weird fly opening in front, I didn’t see much difference between the training pants and the jockey shorts.At the same time, my girl friends were getting pretty new panties for school and I thought they were gorgeous and asked my mom to get me underwear like that. She told me I couldn’t wear panties any more. Then one day, walking home from school I forgot to use the bathroom before leaving and wet myself about half way home. When I got home and my mom was scolding me, she said she’d put me back in training pants if it happened again. I told her that boy underwear felt just like training pants and it wouldn’t make any difference, BUT, if she bought me pretty nylon panties like my friends were wearing, I’d know not to wet them. Whether she believed my reasoning, or just gave in, I soon had pretty panties in bright colors for my everyday underwear. I converted to boys underwear (my choice) around age nine but then in my teens began to wear panties and nightgowns again when the mood struck me.The last lingerie my mom gave me was just before she died - a beautiful black peignoir.
Poll: Has tickling ever ended up something more?
Is that what you hope for or do you just tickle and get tickled for the sake of laughing and hopefully not pee? I added the pee part in my details because some answerers mention peeing when tickled.
Why my 2 1/2 year old all of the sudden don't want his clothes off?
my kid went from wanting to be naked all the time and hating getting dressed to not caring. and I baby sit another boy that hates getting changed for bed. it really depends on the child. the boy I baby sit for abolute loves wearing jeans, and hates taking them off. they usually start changing their opinion on things when they get.. say.. potty trained. because he has to be more aware of whats going on. mommy has pants and a shirt on, daddy has pants and a shirt on. So he's probably confused as to why he doesn't. and also probably a little reluctant to getting potty trained. if he has is clothes on, you can't potty train him. my suggestions: let him have his pants on. if he's in the regular underwear he will be VERY uncomfortable when he has an accident whether his pants are on or not. every 30 minutes is a little extream. you don't want him to feel like he's always sitting on there, try slowing down to every hour. reminding him that he's not in a diaper, and if he pees or poops it'll be a big mess. ask him (every half our is ok to ask) if he has to potty. he won't like the idea of having an accident if its gonna feel gross, so chances are he will be more likely to use the potty. also, once and awhile ask him to help you use the potty. make a big production of it. if he thinks mommy and daddy need his help he might learn faster because he doesn't feel like its just him. and he won't be against it. letting him teach is also a great learning tool for him. don't blame the baby sitter, boys are weird when they are getting potty trained. if it persists after or he has weird marks on his body, then worry. but boys are just like that sometimes.