<span style='font-size: 11pt'><span style='font-family: Arial'><span style="color: #6666CC">I was referred to this board today and must say I've been enjoying reading other people's posts. I'm also grateful to whoever posted a list of common abbreviations/acronyms - I was beginning to wonder if this was really English I was reading!
As you can see in my sig, our 6 year old was adopted. He has lived with us since he was 1 month old although we didn't complete his adoption till a year ago. He has a host of problems, mostly the kind that are frustrating but not life threatening. Recently his lack of bowel control has been a source of contention between my hubby and me. husband thinks if we spank him every time he poops in his pull-ups he'll learn to go on the toilet. I say that the bigger fuss we make over it the worse it gets...difficult child has been incapable of pooping on the toilet but if we make him sit when we notice him "going" he then holds it completely till he is so constipated he cries with pain trying to go. Anyway, husband and I have gone around and around on this - I say don't make an issue of it, be matter of fact and he'll do it when he's ready. husband says punish him every time, don't let him do it in his pull-ups and he'll get it faster. After the biggest, loudest "discussion" we've ever had in 29.5 years of marriage in which we settled NOTHING - difficult child initiates sitting on the toilet with limited success 3 times in 24 hours! So what happened? Who knows? I don't expect this to be the end of it, but at least it's a step in the right direction!!
And after reading the discussion on encopresis, I am more convinced than ever that if changing pull-ups for a big kid is the worst thing I have to do, I can certainly deal with it!
I'm looking forward to reading and learning more here.</span></span></span>
