How common are potty accidents amongst 5 year olds? Mine is potty trained, but still has accidents about once a month. This week she had 3 accidents… I am guessing coz of the weather change, it’s suddenly colder here. We are continuing to give her rewards/taking away iPad on days she has accidents. But wondering what else we can do to help her. Any inputs appreciated.

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I’ve never heard of/tried punishing for potty accidents. Wondering why you are trying that?

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Oh interesting… a few friends I talked to did that… so that’s what we were following. Would you recommend not doing that?

We were advised not to punish for potty accidents. Don’t want to make a big deal of it or associate anything negative with using the potty.

DD is 5, she had two potty accidents in the past year. I know some of the kids in her class have been having accidents too so it’s definitely normal.

We just tell her it’s okay, and to make sure she goes to the potty when she feels the urge instead of continuing to play (which is what happened according to her).

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We find that reassuring DD her toy will still be there, that she can keep playing when she finishes using the potty, helped us. (So that she wasn’t afraid of having the toy taken away or tidied up. She was in daycare so other children taking toys was a real concern! The daycare teachers would put the toys up on a high shelf to ensure that kids got their toys back after the potty visit.)

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Consider testing for UTI. I had some night accidents around that age and they tried bribes and all kinds of things. I felt sad and guilty. Was put on antibiotics for a UTI that i apparently had and never had another accident.

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Oh I didn’t think of it but good idea, we will get her tested

I’ve only heard to just be like “ok, you know where the wipes and new underwear, let me know if you need help”. Making it into a thing backfires as it makes the bathroom a bad association, and makes you no longer safe and trustworthy. As they get older, if still having accidents, I’ve heard that it’s anxiety manifesting that way. Worth asking a professional or there are some incredible Instagram accounts for this stuff. Ourmamavillage, seed.and.sew, Tina Payne Bryson, thrivinglittles. They are super responsive and post really cool stuff daily. I’m on the fence about punish free parenting, but definitely punishing accidents is a no-no.

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It’s more just that she’s old enough to do that, same way she’s old enough to dress herself and so on. It’s just about treating her respectfully and not making it a situation or a negative association, while still being a supportive adult if needed

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