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Hi all. I haven't posted in quite awhile. My question is this: Z is having trouble peeing. He willingly goes to the potty and sits and plays with toys, but doesn't pee like he used to. Even when he gets up in the morning, lately he hasn't gone. He has breakfast, and hasn't gone after breakfast either. I take him to the sitter's, and I think he goes for her. Up to this point, he has done very well with potty time. Now, it's a different story. I am getting really annoyed. Do you think that there might be a physiological problem, or just the fact that he is getting older and doesn't need to go as often, or on a schedule? I know he hasn't been going well for the people at school either. Maybe he has started resisting for us too! Does he wake up dry on the mornings when he won't pee before or after breakfast? Does he go well at night before bedtime, or in the evenings after school? Definitely check with the sitter to be sure he's going well for her...if he isn't going at the other times at home, and he isn't going for her, he may actually be having a physiological problem, IMO. I would want to keep a close eye on it, and ask the pedi. if he's holding it for extremely long durations. I know our kids can be "stubborn" (you wouldn't believe how long my son could hold it when we were working on training), but if he was going fine and isn't now, or if he is just holding it on purpose for long periods, it could do damage to his kidneys, from what the dr. told me. But it could just be that he is getting older and doesn't need to go as often if he's going plenty at other times. If he is going fine at other times at home, all I can think of is just be sure of the tons of praise, and possibly go back to offering a reward in the mornings to encourage him, as long as there's no physical problem. Good luck! Hope all is well. Thanks for the reply. Z went three times yesterday afternoon and evening with no problem. This morning he wouldn't go before or after breakfast again. Who knows? He was going well at school, and then he had to go to the Rx for a urine sample. I think that traumatized him. Ever since then, he has been doing a control thing at school where he won't go. That has generalized to at home, too. I'll keep you posted.Oh, yeah, it does sound like a control thing then, doesn't it? Bless his heart, some of the simplest things can be so traumatic to our kids. Good luck with calming him about it, and please do keep us posted. It sounds like he can't relax enough to let it out, or doesn't want to let it out. The urine sample seems like a likely culprit. You can try something to help him relax, like a toy or book. Try not to show your annoyance, praise him for sitting there and trying, and praise like crazy when he succeeds. Our kids were really motivated by hip-hurrah's (throwing them up in the air and saying hip hurrah). Here's my collection of potty resources, including some online videos and fun stuff for kids, that might help associate positive things with peeing (instead of the negative urine sample experience). http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16098&am p;KW=potty+resources Good luck!
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