How old is to old for my daughter to be peeing on herself?

shes 5 and still pees on herself all the time she can use the toilet she just dont want to she rather hide and pee in her shorts or sometimes she dont pee herself she pulls them down and pees on the carpet behind her bed I been having her clean up all the messes and even have her doing her own laundry now I know she must be to big for this right she starts kinder next year and I am afraid of what they will do if she keeps peeing like this at school what else can I do and I did take her to the doctor and they say she fine just lazy or something like that

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Asked by Anonymous at 9:44 PM on May. 30, 2012 in School-Age Kids (5-8)

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No doctor worth his or her salt is going to say a child is lazy for wetting their pants.

I suspect some sort of emotional reason. I would suggest counseling so you both can determine the cause. Has there been any significant changes in her life?

Answer by BrawnwynII at 9:51 PM on May. 30, 2012
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You need to find a new doctor. If she was just bedwetting, it wouldn't be a big deal; lots of kids bedwet until their older.

The fact that she's wetting while awake, and peeing behind her bed leaves me feeling uncomfortable about this situation. Something is going on. You need to find out what it is

Answer by BrawnwynII at 9:59 PM on May. 30, 2012
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There may be a medical or emotional reason for this. So at that age, my first plan would be to take her to her Pediatrician for a consult on this issue.

Answer by ILovemyPaulie at 9:48 PM on May. 30, 2012
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^^^^
What she said!!!

Answer by layh41407 at 9:56 PM on May. 30, 2012
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i vote for a second opinion! she probably has a bladder problem and the dr you're seeing now (sorry this is my opinion) sounds like a quack!

Answer by noel1978 at 10:04 PM on May. 30, 2012
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Find a new doctor! That is awful advice. Is she delayed in any other way? Some kids just have issues with not feeling the need to go.

Answer by Melbornj at 10:09 PM on May. 30, 2012
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If she has never really been potty trained, SHE is not the problem. Kids do not potty train themselves. They need to be taught.

Answer by layh41407 at 10:23 PM on May. 30, 2012
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I did take her to the doctor they did a test and said she was not infected and that she was just lazy I have tried to talk to her about it but she says she just doesnt like to pee in the toilet she does poop in it I dont get it

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 9:51 PM on May. 30, 2012
nothing has changed she just never really potty trained She has never been consistant about using the potty which is why the doctor tested her several times they even sent me to a specialist and did a test where they filler her bladder and watched her empty it on a mri when she was 4 they found nothing so they said that she is just a lazy potty trainer and that I need to try rewards and sticker charts

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 9:56 PM on May. 30, 2012
I just dont know what could have happened She his always with me She goes to sunday school and always has but that is the only time she is not with me or her grandmother Like I said though this isnt new she was about 80 percent potty trained when I put her in panties and then she has just stayed at like 75-80 percent She uses the potty to poop and sometimes to pee but mostly she wets or hides somewhere to do it so she will stay dry always been that way since she was 2 and a half

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 10:03 PM on May. 30, 2012