Re: potty accidents after potty training,kyla dr today........

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--i hope i don'tsound like i beat her when she has accidents, i

DON'T.......can't say any of us don't get frustrated sometimes, and

she does get in trouble, she has a reward system she gets money in

her tinkerbell bank when the day is over for no accidents and for

being a big helper for me,,,,,,i hope i don't sound like a bad mom,

because i don't think i am.........she goes to the doctor today, for

this and she has had headaches for the last few days and woke up

today with a 104 fever will post when we know something, thanks

stephanie kyla 4 rss jonahtan 19 months, non rss

In RSS-Support , " pcpets " <pcpets@a...> wrote:

> Hey ,

>

> As the mother of 4 and g-ma to 3, I would suggest NOT making a big

deal

> about ANY accidents, and especially NOT spanking her for them. I

would also

> make sure to have her checked medically, so that you know it isn't

an

> infection problem that is causing the accidents.

>

> My 4 yr old g-daughter will do ANYTHING (be it positive or

negative) for

> extra attention. I found that when she's getting into a lot of

trouble, it

> usually means that she hasn't had enough positive attention for the

good

> things she's done. Whether or not it's true, she FEELS like she's

not

> getting enough attention.

>

> You also might want to initiate a reward system for going the whole

day

> without an accident. It might be something like a sticker for each

day

> without an accident and when she gets 7 stickers in a row, you'll

take her

> to the dollar store for a toy??

>

> Until then, I would make sure I had an extra set of clothing

wherever I

> went, and would make her change herself, if she is developmentally

able. I

> might express some disappointment at the accident, but no anger,

and express

> my hope that she would do better for the rest of the day.

>

> Hope this helps! Know that you're not alone. This happens with a

LOT of

> kids!

>

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs 5 months old, 23#, 33 " , G-tube,

GHT)