5 Year Old Still Peeing Her Pants

it could be health related or summer related. my son is 3 1/2 and now that is is summer and he is outside playing more he comes in running but by the time he goes he has a small wet spot in both his underpants and pants. may be you could put a potty outside and remember to remind her. i usually remind my son when he askes me for something. he has to go potty first. then he can have whatever he asked for. it's working for me. stay strong and cosistant good luck and god bless!!

I did go through something similar with my youngest. For her, she had been diagnosed with sensory integration issues and when she was really busy and absorbed in an activity she really just didn't notice the urge. Often when she was really busy or if we were out somewhere, she would suddenly say in a panic-filled voice, "I have to go NOW!" and we would literally have to run. Not to say this is necessarily the issue for your daughter, but just that there can be many and varied reasons for this to be happening and definitely worth the discussion with her Dr. By the way, my daughter DID eventually outgrow this. It grew less and less frequent and finally stopped altogether by the time she was 6-1/2. The diapers at night lasted until about 7. Hope everything goes well!

How old is your baby? It could be regression due to having a baby in the house. My son (3) just started acting like he can't dress himself, something he has insisted on doing by himself for months. I have a baby who is 11 months old and I think it is because he is hitting new mile stones that my 3 year old is having this behavior. I know kids will regress when a baby is around for attention. I would still talk to her doctor to rule out any medical conditions.

I've been playing a game with my kids to train their muscles. They have to pee a little in the potty and then stop it, and then go again when I say to. My hope is that this will strengthen their muscles so they can stop it when they feel it coming. Also, because of the summer, kids are playing outside more, staying up later and getting up earlier, and I've noticed that has messed with schedules and everything. My 7yo was staying dry at night almost every night, and now we are back to the same old. Better rest means better success at staying dry at night.

I think that until you know for sure that this isn't just her being lazy, you should just hold back on everything, including charts, if it is medical the charts and rewards are just going to make her feel like 'no matter how hard she tries it isn't good enough' KWIM?

It sounds more medical cause from what you described it sounds like slipage versus a "pee your pants" kinda thing.

Once you know for sure that it isn't a medical problem the you can start with rewards and making her responsible for cleaning herself up.

Good luck I hope it gets resolved soon!

I had nerve damage in the bladder area as a child and could not tell when I had to go to the bathroom. I ended up having surgery to fix the problem. I was potty trained, but didn't have enough feeling to wake me up at night and had lots of leakage problems too. It didn't hurt (per my mom). Once I had the surgery, all was better overnight. Your daughter doesn't like knowing she wets the bed or pees her pants - it's embarrassing.

Once you have checked her out, put the toddlers in Pull Ups at night. My 2 year old is potty training, and wears Pull Ups when we go to places with no potty (park...). I put her in one at night and she woke up when she went to the bathroom. I think it promotes awareness of going and having to go.

Good luck - I hope it's minor!