My Five-year-old Still Pees His Pants!

I don't know that I would be too worried but I would (PRIVATELY) mention it to his pediatrician (maybe by phone) and see if s/he wants to see him to check any medical issues. Does your son have any sensory issues? Here is a link with information:
http://www.childhoodanxietynetwork.org/htdocs/htm/sid.htm
If yes, then it is part of sensory issues. My son is now 7. He still occasionally wets (not all the way usually) first thing in the AM or middle of the night. Boys are busy playing and don't pay as much attention.
I just tell my son it is time to go potty throughout the day, even now at age 7.
Best of luck! Don't worry too much though :)
L.

I have 3 children my daughter 10, and 2 sons 2 and 4. My 4 year old has just gotten the hang of the potty training thing so and I have found out boys seem to be more challenging than girls. In relation to your timer for a reminder, what if you buy him a "big boy" watch in character he likes and set the alarm to remind him to go. Or if the watch beeps every hour, when he hears it beep, it's a reminder for him to go and "try" to go potty. Maybe this will get him into the habit of trying on his own until he gets the hang of being responsible for pottying on his own. I'm not sure if this idea is what you were looking for or will help, but it might be worth a try. Good Luck!

Both of my daughters wet themselves at night until they were 6 or 7 years old. My 8 year old still does on occasion during the day if she gets too busy playing to go. So, it may be something he will grow out of in time. But you can also talk to his pediatrican and have them run some tests to see if he has a urinary tract infection or bladder infection. There are also companies out there who specialize in training kids to stay dry. Good luck!

Girls are easier than boys to train in general. You might want to get him checked out by a doctor. It might be a medical problem and not a matter of choice for him. Talk to your doctor about other possibilities as well.

I have twin daughters who are almost five. One of the girls is still having accidents in the day and the night. We have taken her to the doctor and they have run numerous tests on her. She was getting ear infections and then getting urinary tract infections one right after another. They said that nothing is wrong with her medically. We have tried the reward/punishment thing, we have tried the timer thing and nothing seems to work. We are about at our wits end. It seems as though she will go for a week or so and not have an accident at all then she will have two or three a day every day. We just tried to start at night and she made it a whole week with no acidents at night but now we are back to accident every night again. We refuse to put her in pull-ups so we are wasing blankets every night. Her sister on the other hand and has been fully potty trained since she was 18 months old and fully night trained at 2. She does have obsessive complusive tendencies though so i think that is what made the differnce with her. I wish I could give you some help but I know what you are going through. They start kindergarten next year and we have to get this under control. If you find a solution please let me know and I will do the same for you.
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When I read your post, I thought about how the long term goal is too much for him. I have a suggestion that could work.
Why don't you have a calendar and each week that he stays dry he gets a star. Maybe have a picture of the comforter with a number in mind of how many stars he needs to get that comforter. Then each week put a star on the calendar and one on the picture. This will be a weekly goal and a long term goal at the same time. If he has a bad week, he still will have the next week to try again. This will also help him with counting. (A bonus).
Good Luck!

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I am sure you have thought of this, but maybe he needs to see a doctor, he may have a medical condition.