I am feeling very frustrated. Angry. Confused. And just generally stressed out lately.
I posted before that Cam had finally started toilet training and for a few weeks he was doing amazing. With reminders he would have very few accidents. Then he started school and got sick (just a stomach bug) and was set back a little, no big deal it happens, right? Wrong. Since the beginning of school/being sick he has been having accidents almost daily. Okay so he needs more time? More encouragement? Firmer response to the accidents? ??? The options go on. But over the last year of toilet training (or hoping to train), nothing has worked. I have read countless numbers of books. Blogs. Medical write ups. None of them has been very helpful. Here Cam is a healthy 4 year old boy, very intelligent and yet I am unable to toilet train him. Now all of these books say that you can’t train a child until they are ready but he displays EVERY sign that he is ready and has been for a long time.
So why then can’t/won’t he train?
He knows what is suppose to be done. He can explain how it suppose to work. But he can never really seem to explain why he didn’t do it.
I am at a loss as to what to do next and the school is wanting me to take more action in his training. Not to sound mean but come on. If it were that simple don’t you think I would have done it?
I am stressed and worried that something could be wrong. Maybe mental? A mental block from seeing what his brother has gone through with bowel problems? Maybe jealousy over the attention his brother and sister get being changed? Maybe laziness or lack of interest? Ugh… Or could it be a physical problem similar to Nate? Could he have issues that we don’t even know are there?
I am obsessed with thinking about this. And I feel completely powerless to do anything about it. I feel like the stress is causing fractures in my mind. I need direction. I need answers. I need HELP!