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Explain it to your child

When I found out that Ethan had Over-active Bladder Disorder I didn't know how to explain it all to him, after all I didn't know much about it myself. 
Finally I decided to sit down and have a "grown up" conversation. A few points I covered were:

  • Reassuring him that he is not alone and that there are many kids his age and older and even adults who have his problem
  • Explaining why he goes pee a lot.
  • Wearing diapers doesn't make you a baby. This is really important, 5 years old is a very difficult time in a Childs life, it’s when they begin to have a sense of self and pride, to put them back into diapers without first properly explaining why could be disastrous.

Diapers

At first I used to let Ethan wear underpants in the house and have him put on a pull-up when we went out, but every time we were going to go out it would become a battle to get him wearing it.

 

Eventually we spoke to a child physiologist. She told us that switching between diapers when we are out and underpants at home confuses young children. If left this situation could lead to the child not wanting to go out of the house, Hating diapers and in some cases they may start seeing diapers as a punishment.

 

In the end we decided to get rid of Ethan's underpants and just have him wear pull-ups/diapers all the time. At first he hated this but after about 3 weeks he just accepted it.

Hygiene

The doctor told us that no child under the age of 9 should be changing their own diapers, if cleaning that area isn't properly done it can cause bad infections and rashes.
If you want your child to express independence do it in other ways, asking for his advice on which brands of diaper he likes best, or work best, is a good way to enable him to do this.

Using the potty or toilet

We have been told that switching between diapers and underpants becomes confusing for young kids. 
We decided to cut out the toilet all together. We found this a lot easier than fighting Ethan to put a diaper back on after he had been, it just wasn't worth it. This way means I have to change messy diapers, but if it stops arguments, I can live with it. 

 

If you do decide to let you're child use the toilet at home remember this; children are very impressionable, they love to hear how proud their parents are when they go on the potty And when they fail, they feel very disappointed and let down. If your child has an accident please don't scold him, it will make the situation a lot worse.

Be supportive

This has to be the most important thing that you must do. It is very hard for you're child to take all this information in, and as you're child gets older they will have to deal with their peers, You must be there for them every time they need it.


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