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05.31.08, 10:19 AM General Topics
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dd was recently potty trained and lately, has taken to peeing on the floor! she comes to me and says, Mommy I had an accident, but I am beginning to think this is not an accident, she has also made comments like doggies do it on the floor...and horsies go on the floor....is this a sociopath in the making? how do I help her out of this phase?! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.31.08, 10:19 AM Flag

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how have you been responding? I think maybe back to pull-ups? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:20 AM Flag

this last time I said "it's really not okay to go potty on the floor, accidents are ok, but I don't think this was an accident right" to which she responded, "yeah"....I am not going back to pull-ups, she is in daycare, and rarely has any accidents there. I am really of the mind that there is no going back. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:24 AM Flag

my response would be different depending on how old dd is? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:27 AM Flag

2.10 [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:28 AM Flag

i think she's pretty young, and just trying to please you when she says it wasn't an accident. it's fine to train this young, but go easy on her psyche. also, it's smart that she says doggies do it on the floor. if my dd had said that at 2, i would have reported it to dh as evidence of her superior reasoning skills. she sounds smart, and like she's trying to please you. continue to make potty training an option, but don't mess with her self-esteem by making her feel bad if she has an accident. just mho [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:36 AM Flag

LOL! Hardly a sociopath (unless she is 12 maybe). Just keep telling her it's not ok to go on the floor. If it continues, make her help you clean it up and make it not fun. She will get it [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:28 AM Flag

ty! I thought I might have been overreacting. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:32 AM Flag

happened to my DD also. We had a fortunate accident though. She peed on the floor and promptly slipped in it and hurt herself. I think that got the message through quickly and without my needing to interfere ;-) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:35 AM Flag

have her help clean it up. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:36 AM Flag

that's repulsive [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:40 AM Flag

^^go easy on your children. don't shame them for their bodily needs [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:41 AM Flag

my god the kid is 2 yo not 3.5 She's almost a baby [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:49 AM Flag

ita [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 10:58 AM Flag