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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 526723" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>We had some problems in this arena with Jett. He was still wetting the bed on a semi-regular basis in 3rd and 4th grade, and having accidents at school. We got blamed for it, of course. Until the day he came home in tears because the teacher wouldn't LET him go to the bathroom... And he wet. Well gee.</p><p></p><p>Jett always "didn't notice" he had to pee or poop until it was imminent and if we didn't find a bathroom within about 1 minute, it was all over. There were many times he would be glued to the TV and not notice - just let go. Or I'd find "presents" in his undies.</p><p></p><p>Part of it came down to his sensory issues, and just not noticing. Part was he had trained himself to hide with a screen (video game or TV) to stay out of the way and avoid conflict. Part was at bio's he had a TV and DVD player in his bedroom - and would get sent there after dinner, for the rest of the night. He ate a LOT of cheese and chicken nuggets - and was constipated - so it hurt to poop on purpose, which led to encopresis. (It's taken me years to piece all of this together.)</p><p></p><p>He was still in diapers when I met husband - Jett was a few months past 5. husband put him in pull ups and tried - but he'd come back from bio's in diapers again - and visits were so sporadic, there was no consistency. We bought him "cool" undies, and things got better. And then the kids came to live with us (Jett was not-quite 9), and things got a LOT better. Then MUCH worse - we discovered he would crash at night so hard he did not wake, and many times he peed on the floor in his room or the bathroom, while sleepwalking, if he didn't wet the bed. When we found out that bio had taken Concerta to school and was having them give it to him unknown to husband... Things began to make sense... We weaned him off... And the sleepwalking/peeing stopped almost entirely. The only time it was a problem was when Jett was at bio's for more than a weekend - the week after he returned was ugly.</p><p></p><p>Now all of that having been said - something from my own past. I was completely potty trained, and dry at night, at 30 months. My parents separated shortly after I turned 3 and were apart for about 6 months - and though they did their best to not involve me in the conflict, my potty training went poof. I wasn't completely dry again (especially at night) till I was about 8. (Now, my parents have been married for 44 years, so clearly it wasn't TOO bad.) I wonder if Brandon's missing his Papa? Upheaval can do a number on little ones - and between easy child's leg, Oliver's birth, husband passing... Everything was nutsy for you ALL for a while, so...</p><p></p><p>Oh. And <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/hugs.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hugs:" title="hugs :hugs:" data-shortname=":hugs:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 526723, member: 6705"] We had some problems in this arena with Jett. He was still wetting the bed on a semi-regular basis in 3rd and 4th grade, and having accidents at school. We got blamed for it, of course. Until the day he came home in tears because the teacher wouldn't LET him go to the bathroom... And he wet. Well gee. Jett always "didn't notice" he had to pee or poop until it was imminent and if we didn't find a bathroom within about 1 minute, it was all over. There were many times he would be glued to the TV and not notice - just let go. Or I'd find "presents" in his undies. Part of it came down to his sensory issues, and just not noticing. Part was he had trained himself to hide with a screen (video game or TV) to stay out of the way and avoid conflict. Part was at bio's he had a TV and DVD player in his bedroom - and would get sent there after dinner, for the rest of the night. He ate a LOT of cheese and chicken nuggets - and was constipated - so it hurt to poop on purpose, which led to encopresis. (It's taken me years to piece all of this together.) He was still in diapers when I met husband - Jett was a few months past 5. husband put him in pull ups and tried - but he'd come back from bio's in diapers again - and visits were so sporadic, there was no consistency. We bought him "cool" undies, and things got better. And then the kids came to live with us (Jett was not-quite 9), and things got a LOT better. Then MUCH worse - we discovered he would crash at night so hard he did not wake, and many times he peed on the floor in his room or the bathroom, while sleepwalking, if he didn't wet the bed. When we found out that bio had taken Concerta to school and was having them give it to him unknown to husband... Things began to make sense... We weaned him off... And the sleepwalking/peeing stopped almost entirely. The only time it was a problem was when Jett was at bio's for more than a weekend - the week after he returned was ugly. Now all of that having been said - something from my own past. I was completely potty trained, and dry at night, at 30 months. My parents separated shortly after I turned 3 and were apart for about 6 months - and though they did their best to not involve me in the conflict, my potty training went poof. I wasn't completely dry again (especially at night) till I was about 8. (Now, my parents have been married for 44 years, so clearly it wasn't TOO bad.) I wonder if Brandon's missing his Papa? Upheaval can do a number on little ones - and between easy child's leg, Oliver's birth, husband passing... Everything was nutsy for you ALL for a while, so... Oh. And :hugs: [/QUOTE]
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