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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 434896" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We had this problem with both boys. difficult child 1 would routinely hold it in for a week or more, it literally need to be bullied out of him. He wouldn't do it in his nappy and wouldn't do it in the potty. It was as if he thought that it only existed once he excreted. Therefore he wasn't going to do it and then he wouldn't have to deal with it. He was about 3 years old at the time.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 also went through a phase of believing that excretion was something you could choose to ignore once you got old enough. One of my favourite memories was hearing difficult child 3 (at about 8 years old) get up in the morning, head to the loo (slamming into the door like a SWAT team on a raid) then hearing the sound of Niagara Falls from behind the door. Then I head an exasperated difficult child 3 announce in annoyed disbelief - "EVERY MORNING there's wee!"</p><p></p><p>This is a serious problem and you need to get into his head. Why is he doing this? Why is he trying to hold it in? In his mind, he could be just trying to pretend there is no need, trying to resolve the need to excrete with force of will (and our difficult children have force of will in spades!).</p><p></p><p>I'd shift the pediatrician. A rocket under him should suffice...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 434896, member: 1991"] We had this problem with both boys. difficult child 1 would routinely hold it in for a week or more, it literally need to be bullied out of him. He wouldn't do it in his nappy and wouldn't do it in the potty. It was as if he thought that it only existed once he excreted. Therefore he wasn't going to do it and then he wouldn't have to deal with it. He was about 3 years old at the time. difficult child 3 also went through a phase of believing that excretion was something you could choose to ignore once you got old enough. One of my favourite memories was hearing difficult child 3 (at about 8 years old) get up in the morning, head to the loo (slamming into the door like a SWAT team on a raid) then hearing the sound of Niagara Falls from behind the door. Then I head an exasperated difficult child 3 announce in annoyed disbelief - "EVERY MORNING there's wee!" This is a serious problem and you need to get into his head. Why is he doing this? Why is he trying to hold it in? In his mind, he could be just trying to pretend there is no need, trying to resolve the need to excrete with force of will (and our difficult children have force of will in spades!). I'd shift the pediatrician. A rocket under him should suffice... Marg [/QUOTE]
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