If a 9 year old still has 'accidents', is it normal, medical or psychological?
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hello! i would start with the basics of limiting fluid before bedtime. it is sometimes hereditery for children to wet the bed even when they are too old to. i would talk to your pediatrician about the bed wetting and see if it is something horeditery or if there is a problem that they may be able to control with medication. about the bowl movements-that is a little more difficult. it may be that they just don't want to take the time out to go, but i would still talk to the pediatrician before accusing him/her of being lazy...there may be an issue with his digestive system. my pediatrician will always tell me if she thinks it is really an issue,or if it is just my son acting out. good luck!!
oh my god, this is exactly to the T of what my brother has. He has ADHD and AUTISM. This could be the same way with this child.
I would check with the doctor, it is definitely not normal to have a bm like that at age 9.
It's not entirely normal if it happens regularly. My nephew did the same thing when he was playing video games. Tell him he will have to start wearing a diaper if he doesn't go when he needs to instead of just sitting there.
I would say most of it is medical. His bladder may not be fully developed yet and justneeds more time. I don't know what to say about his BM. I would call is peditrician and see about getting him an appointment.
Good luck.
IT'S COMMON BUT NOT NORMAL
THERE'S NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG BUT SHE PROBABLY HAS A.D.H.D OR HE I DONT KNOW BUT BECAUSE YOUR BODY IS SUPPOSE TO TELL YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO BUT SOME PEOPLE'S DONT USUALLY PEOPLE WITH A.D.D OR A.D.H.D MY YOUNGER SISTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM SHE'S NEARLY FOURTEEN
it could be alot of differnt things lazy could be but then might not be. is the child going thur any problems or changes cause sometimes that is a sighn. talk to thwe doctor have the child tested
I know that little boys are more prone to wetting the bed well into teenage years. Often, they are in such a deep sleep or too preoccupied to realize they need to go, when they do "un oh" My step-son has this problem, an dthe best thing is to not make a big deal, he'll grow out of it - Goodnites has a great web-site regarding this matter. However, it seems a little out of place for him to be having accidental bms, I would chech that out with his doctor.
I would start with getting a medical check up and see if that is what it is. If your doctor finds nothing then try addressing it physiologically.
In the mean time try prompting your child that it is time to go to the bathroom. Make your child get off the video games every once and a while. I once knew a child that if he was caught up in whatever game we were playing he wouldn't take the time to go to the bathroom, he would just go in his pants. And he was 11.
I doubt that she's too lazy to go to the bathroom, unless she has the tendency to be lazy in other areas of her life such as homework or cleaning her room.
I really think accidents do happen with children, even children as old as 16. Night time accidents can caused by fear, bad dreams, or just anxiety.
Give the kid a break and if it keeps on happening, discuss with her/his doctor. Doctors are very smart people you know. They can help you find the root of the problem. It might be because she's being bully at school or have some other social problems.
My daughter had daytime accidents until she was 8. She would wait until the last minute to go and by that time it was too late. Part of her problem was that she wouldn't go at bathroom break time at school. I told her that she needs to try and go every time they have a bathroom break. At home I would make her go to the bathroom every couple hours. It took a couple of months for her to catch on, and now she doesn't need reminded anymore.
It is definitely not normal. The initial methods to try to control this are psychological in basis, coupled with ways to increase the chances of success (like not drinking anything before sleeping). Below is a web page that may give you some ideas on what needs to be done. Consult a doctor for a complete plan for best results. A doctor may also be able to identify medical causes for the problem.
Sometimes it's psychological. Has something changed in her life that she doesn't think she can talk to you about? It's not laziness. I know that 9 year olds wait until the last minute. . . no one wants to stop playing if they don't have to! Talk to her. See if she's going through some difficult time at school.
9 is a little old to be having accidents. It would be ok if he were sick or did this in his sleep. It could be medical but most likely psychological. He fears something, have his pediatrician suggest the steps to take to fiond out what is going on.
I have a nephew 10, a neice 8 and another nephew 6 and they all still wet the bed on occasion there is nothing wrong with it there bladders just arent fully developed yet . . . . My sister got my neice medication for her bed wetting cause she wets her bed every night . . . . if your insrance covers it you may want to try it if not the pills are like 600$ amonth. Try talking to you Dr Im sure s/he will have some helpfull suggestions for you
If it happens regularly, it's not normal, and could be either medical or psychological. Start with medical. Move to psychological if no medical reason is found for the problem.
i think it has a problem. you should put it on a fast or at least the south beach diet. pretty soon it will stop crapping the bed.
Wetting the bed, can be normal. Missing a BM, see a doctor. They are probably related. It may be a mental disorder like ADHD or something. Good luck!
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