Hi I’m new to this community so any resources or tips would be appreciated.
My 4.5 year old is having pee accidents at school. It was 1-2 times a week last fall (not a full pee, just a little), then increased to about 2-3 times a week over the winter and a few full evacuations. It doesn’t seem to bother her. A couple months ago we talked to teachers about it bc they were not always catching it and her teacher has been great in trying to help her but it’s not working. She’s now having accidents 1-2 times per day. Her teacher is taking to potty every hour and she’s still having ever more accidents.
We just went on a Disney cruise and she only had one small accident for the whole 12 days. We weren’t watching her like a hawk, but did prompt her to go a few times per day. I think the biggest help was that she wasn’t consuming as much liquid during the trip. We just got back and she’s already had 6 accidents in 4 days.
Any idea why she’s regressing? If she’s being taken to the bathroom every hour and still having accidents, does that mean she’s withholding? Or is that term mainly for poop?
She gets frustrated when we prompt her to go potty. I’ve been giving her a treat every time she goes, and this helps some. But overall she’s regressing and I don’t see how we’re going to turn this around!
Background info:
—she stopped using diapers during the day 2 years ago and has had small accidents fairly regularly over those 2 years (maybe once per week). Often times they were small enough that we didn’t notice until we took her clothes off.
—She is not at all potty trained at night—she wakes up with a full diaper every morning.
—She is neurotypical.
—she has mild constipation and poops a couple times per week in the potty independently.