I have a 12 yearold daughter that has been having some issues that I don't know where to go next. She is very tall, and developed for her age, she looks more like 16 - 5'5" 130lbs. She started her period when she was 10. She has continually wet the bed and we have had some success with the nasal spray DDVHP I think. At night she wears pullups to catch the wetness - and she is supposed to clean herself up. We have struggled with her to manage her hygiene issues, even had her on the Depo shot to stop her period because she would leave blood everywhere, leave used pads out on floor, etc. Very unhealthy behavior. She just doesn't seem to "get" it. She does not clean up after herself unless I am continually on her and that is difficult to do. She will leave her soiled pullups, clothes, blankets in the floor, put them in her dresser of clean clothes and worse. The latest is that she has wet herself in the car while waiting for me to run into the post office (5 minutes!) because she really had to go, she said. So she folded up her sweater and wet herself. I was not aware as she had the windows down- it was a warm day and was listening to music. So we get home and she is wearing the sweater and I was speechless when I found out. I cannot fathom this behavior, I have 6 other children and never had these issues to deal with and don't know where to turn.
She is also failing in school. Mainly because she doesn't do it or turn in her work. The teachers all encourage her, can see that she may need help so lessen her load, but she is in junior high and does not qualify by the state standards for help. I have tried to help her with her work but she doesn't seem to understand it.
2007-06-22
09:51:38
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Natasha O.
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