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Originally posted by Seraphin:
[qb]So I enrolled my son in pre-school about 4 weeks ago. He's really smart and loves to learn. His teacher complimented me on how far advanced he was compared with the other kids. But I've noticed a couple of problems and I don't know what, if anything, I should do about them. (BTW I am glad the board is back, I was going crazy with this question and had no one to ask!) Anyway, ever since he started school, he decided that he is no longer potty trained. Now, I was really surprised as how he had been trained for a year and hadn't had an accident in 6 months, all of a sudden, accidents! He had just one the first week, which I chalked up to him being over-excited about the new school and all the things to do. I thought it would get better with time. Now we've just finished week 4 and he had THREE accidents this week! Not just peeing his pants either. It started that way, but on Wed and Thursday, he went poop too, and he thought it was FUNNY! I am so mad at him for embarassing me this way! He has to be potty trained to go to the school and I'm worried he won't be allowed to come back. I've come up with a theory or two. The one that I think is most likely, knowing my little boy, is that he wants to get the teachers attention and have her pay attention to JUST him, like his sitter could, so he goes in his pants to get one-on-one time. He also told me that the kids at school tease him, calling him a baby. He named one girl in particular. I have half a mind to find this little girl and tell her she's mean. Anyway, I told him that if they call him a baby he should stand up and say "I'm a BIG BOY" and walk away, which he told me he did on Thursday (aww, proud mommy moment) and the little girl left him alone. Anyway, I think the teasing might have something to do with it. Whenever I pick up Blair he is either playing alone or talking to an adult. I'm worried that he isn't relating to kids his age cuz he's never really been around small kids, just grown ups. Anyway, the accidents are getting to be a real problem. I've tried threatening to take him out of school, which he says he loves, but that didn't work. I've tried bribing him, no deal. My next plan of action is to buy some diapers and give them to his teacher and next time he has an accident at school, have her put the diaper on him for the rest of the day. What do you think?? Otherwise, I am totally lost as to how to stop this. I'm not at the school all day so I don't know the circumstances behind his accidents.[/qb]