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  1. SGBV

    SGBV IL Hall of Fame

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    My 3+ years old DD has been very much potty trained since a very long time. Its been a while (I guess more than a year) since we used a diaper for her.
    She could very much understand her need to pee, request it when needed, and use the wash room or her potty seat properly.
    She goes to the nursery since January, and manages there without any potty accidents so far.
    We also travel a lot, and she never uses a diaper while in travelling mode (even if that is a whole day trip).

    However, since the past few months (precisely 4 months, i guess), she pees while in sleep. Even if that is a short nap in the afternoon, she accidentally pees in the bed, and wakes up with loads of embarrassment. She cries immediately with a fear of getting scold. But we say, it is okay, and never scold her for this, although it requires a lot of work aftermath.

    Earlier it looked as if it is an accident though, but of late, bed wetting has become a daily issue. Particularly she wets her bed even during afternoon while napping.

    I tried loads of remedies such as making/rather forcing her to pee several times before bed time, giving her less water at night, and reminding her not to pee (in case if that could help).
    We switched her to a different room, where there is no AC. I go and co sleep with her there.

    She is otherwise normal. She plays, progress so well in her nursery by getting a few good stars, and likes her teachers pretty much.
    She is loved, pampered much by all at home.
    The only difference since the past few months in her life is that, she spends more time at her paternal grandparents' house than before. She is attached to them, and often cries to go there after nursery times. They are our neighbors anyways.

    Co-incidentally her behavior has weirdly changed since the past few months too.
    Earlier she used to be very calm and polite kid. Everyone loved her for her calmness and silent nature.
    Even if other kids (cousins) hit her, she won't react much. She would prefer to apologize them or ignore them. But never try to make a scene unlike other kids.
    Her maturity for her age is what everyone loved about her.

    Now that (well before joining School) her behavior has changed. Gradually though, so we did not felt alarming.
    She cries a lot. Makes unwanted drama even if the issue is very small - like if someone snatched a chocolate from her hand or touched her hair or so. She would cry loud, fall on the floor and throw a lot of tantrums.
    She throws away the stuff to show her displeasure, which is really impolite and indecent.

    But otherwise she is doing great. No weight loss, no appetite loss, learning too fast, reciting poems and rhymes and all, sleeping enough, affectionate with everyone, playing, and is of course very talented for her age.

    Is this normal or alarming? Is there any physiological issue? before I decide to take her to any specialists, I would like to hear your insights, please.
     
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  2. fourthaugust

    fourthaugust Gold IL'ite

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    Hi SGBV

    bed wetting is normal for children under 4 years of age because sometimes if they are in very deep sleep the just loose control. My son is 4 years now and its only been 6 months sicne he stopped bed wetting. Before that he would occasionally wet .So dont worry about it.

    Regarding her behavioral changes, what I feel that every time my son is with his grandparents(both sides), he tends to behave differently. Overnight he becomes more stubborn, loud , cranky and seeks attention from everyone. May be its because when grandparents are not around, he does not get that much attention and does not get much pampered either. He needs to be disciplined with us. So that might be the case with her. My son is always well behaved with us but he changes drastically when around grandparents.
     
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    What about during other times? She goes to toilet ? does this happens only while sleeping?

    .my neighbour kid who recently joind school strtd pee ing during school hours and she cudnt control... Actually she was very well trained n disciplined.. then finally thy did one checkup and found somthn related to kidney.. and aftr som medication she was fine..(just for an information .. pls dont panic)

    I feel ur DD needs a little more attention to fix her routine.
    Try keeping alarms at night and take her to toilet... Is their winter now?.. climate changes can also be a cause..
     
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    Thanks... she is perfectly fine during day time. No diapers while in school or even during long trips. She can control and let us know when there is urge to pee.
    Problem is bed wetting only. Both at night and day during sleep.
     
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    Laks09 Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    @SGBV - She is still too young to stay dry through the night. Nap time bed wetting is a different issue. Is it every day during the afternoon nap? My son had this phase when he was initially potty trained and his therapist told me to just take him to the bathroom as soon as he wakes and remind him. She seems to be aware and know and feels embarrassed. Don't make a much bigger deal. Just tell her that she needs to use the bathroom and clean her up. Hopefully it's temporary. My son did it for a few weeks and went back to staying dry during naps.

    At night, it's a different story. Developmentally kids reach that milestone at their own time. She's still only three. I wouldn't worry too much about night time. Pull ups at night is an option for her. Don't wake her up at night and take her to the bathroom. It's habit forming. I did it with my dd and she still wakes up at that time to go to the loo.

    Sounds like she is going through a "phase" wrt behaviors. It sounds very much like the regular 3-4 age group. We also missed terrible twos but had a fiery fours phase with our daughter. Keep setting boundaries, don't give any attention positive or negative to tantrums and give her loads of postive attention when she does the right things. Sometimes the tantrums are attention seeking behaviors. Walking away from a tantrum even for a teenager is the best way I've found so far. Nothing else has worked for my two!


    Hth,
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    Thanks @Laks09 for the info...

    My worry is that she was very much in control previously, and did not use a diaper since 1.8 yrs until recently.
    After a very long time, she woke up without bed wetting this morning.

    As for the afternoon nap, the only thing that I could notice is, she doesn't wet the bed if she sleeps in her bed. But my mom (her care taker during day time) usually make her sleep in the living room in a mat - so that she gets some fresh air and ventilation, unlike the rooms, which are fully closed with AC.
    She doesn't wet the bed during the weekends as she naps with me inside the room only.
    Perhaps the cool tiles may be a reason, since these are very cooling foggy days here.

    As you rightly said, she wets as soon as she gets up from the nap. Mom takes a while to reach her out, since she may be doing something else in the kitchen or other rooms, also mom has hearing problems too. My girl is too pampered that she needs someone to take her to the loo, no matter how urgent it may be.

    Also, as you said, both my kids were perfect when they were 2. But their 3-4s are terrible
     
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