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[quote=Anonymous]My kid was like this at that age sometimes. Not all the time but way more than I would have expected at 6. She would ignore the signal that she needed to use the toilet, and leave it too long, and then have to rush to the bathroom and would have an accident. It mostly happened at home but she had two at school during K and one at a friend's house. Her accidents often happened on the way to the bathroom or in the bathroom, as she'd realize it couldn't wait anymore and would rush to the toilet but not make it there in time.

A lot of the home accidents happened after coming home from school, which was partly happening because she avoided using the toilet at school.

It was very frustrating and we of course consulted the pediatrician and had her checked for encopresis and worked on it all the time. But then... it just stopped. She figured it out. She got over the fear of using the toilet at school, she finally realized the risk of not going when she needed to was not worth it, and she stopped putting it off.

I wish I could say "oh this is what worked" but it was really just everything. We gave her reminders, monitored liquid intake, had her clean up after herself when it happened at home, and praised her when she made a point of using the bathroom before it was urgent.[/quote]

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