my 5yr boy started peeing on his bedroom floor. when i ask him why he said i dont know.
2007-02-27 12:08:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
my 5yr boy stared peeing onhis bedroom floor. when i ask him why he said i dont know. he knows its wrong and he gets in truble. and the bathroom is next to his bedroom. and its not at night. i dont now what to do. i have tryed taking his toys away it dont do anything.
2007-02-27 12:38:42 · update #1
I can't believe you morons are saying this child should be punished! This little boy has a problem and punishing him will likely only make it worse, or he will find something else just as negative or even worse. Children do these things because they are angry or upset, or needing something that they cannot put into words. This is likely his way of begging for help. When kids respond "I don't know" it means that they don't know how to put their feelings into words. You need to focus on your child's feelings right now, not the behaviour you want to get rid of. I think he should help you clean it up, but be very gentle and loving about it. For goodness sakes, don't punish the child or get angry with him. You will only be making matters worse. I think you may want to closely review what is going on in your life right now that your child may be reacting this way. Maybe there is something at school, or maybe a child in the neighborhood is bothering him. Or maybe an adult is bothering him (I hope not!). Or it could be something in your own home that is upsetting him. You really need to take a close look at everything in his environment to help you determine why he is doing this. Good luck with this. And I can't stress enough to not punish him. Don't listen to anyone who tells you to punish a child, especially with corporal punishment. Love is stronger and gets real results.
2007-03-06 00:02:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He's five years old and able to understand that it's wrong. A five year old will say, "I don't know" to anything whether or not he actually does know. If he is peeing on the floor at night while he's sleeping, it's possible that he sleepwalks and thinks he's in the bathroom. If it's during the day, he knows exactly what he's doing and needs to be punished. Not only should he be the one cleaning it, he should have something taken away from him each time it happens. If it's happening at night in the same spot, stick a bucket there and see if he goes in the bucket. Little boys tend not to want to take the time to use the bathroom and wait until the last possible second. He needs to know that it's not acceptable and that there are consequences for his actions. Good luck!
2007-02-27 20:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with JAB, well some of it anyway. You do not get angry (at least dont let him know you are) it will just draw more attention to it and it will happen more often. Something is obviously going on with him. Has he always done it or is it recent? If it is something that is new then has there been any changes in "his world" recently? Children express themselves very differently than we would think they should! When my son feels attention deprived he will sneak the baby powder into his room and dump the entire container in the floor and make "snow angels" in it....not very easy to clean up I will add! I would definately make him help clean it up. Also explain to him that it is not big boy behavior to do that in his room. Also a tip that would work with my two is to tell them it has icky germs in it that would make them sick, thats why we have to flush it down the potty. Definately try to put him in pull ups for a bit to see if maybe it is accidents because boys are more prone to bladder problems and sometimes cannot control them fully until much later. If he is doing it on purpose the pullups may embarass him enough to stop......GOOD LUCK!
2007-03-07 13:30:14 · answer #3 · answered by Kimnkicks mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he is angry about something. My 4 yr old does that when he is angry with his older 1/2 brothers. Having him clean the mess up himself is not a bad idea. That's what I do and I actually put him in the corner in time out, which he absolutely hates! Try to found out what is going on, don't try to find out right after he has done it, he won't tell you, at least that is the case with my son, but try to talk to him after both of you have calmed down from the situation. You may not find the cause, but having some one on one time in a postive atmosphere will do wonders for the both you.
2007-02-27 23:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG! That is so funny...my son has a problem lifting the seat. I just started using cherios, honeycombs something for him to aim at. He's having so much fun. He put a small bowl in the bathroom and everytime he goes to the washroom he drops one cherio in the toliet and we haven't had to seat on the seat and get a wet butt. Nothing worse then sitting down on the throne and gettin a wet butt....LOL
But, he enjoys it!!!
2007-03-07 19:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by α∂νєηтυяє ιѕ нєяє 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try to take him to teh bathroom everyhour? He could be getting caught up in play or another activity and just tries to hold it too long.If he does have an accident take him to the bathroom right away...
2007-03-05 14:14:23 · answer #6 · answered by *G* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 5, they know what's wrong and right. And he is not too young to clean it up!! (Of course you will probably clean it up again when he gets finished) I say make him clean it, standing over him to make sure he does it to the best of his ability.
2007-02-27 21:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by Angel D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
make him wear a diaper, tell him that you will take it off once he stops peeing on the floor. if that dont work, spank him and then make him clean up his own pee, he is old enought to know right from wrong.
2007-03-06 12:21:50 · answer #8 · answered by soto_a81 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why don't you try making potty time more fun, drop some cheerios in the toilet and have him try to "hit the bulls eye"
maybe making it more fun will take his mind off of acting out in the way he was good luck
2007-03-05 23:36:28 · answer #9 · answered by weasleywanabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try making him scrub up the mess himself.
2007-03-07 12:57:04 · answer #10 · answered by sultanczar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋