Children Wetting Themselves at school!

snapping_crocodile

I remember when i was 5, at school one day, it was just after lunch and i asked the teacher if i could go to the toilet. I was told no and that i should have gone during lunch. Needless to say a 5 year old that needs a wee, needs a wee now!! :rotfl: One of the teaching assistants took me and helped me to change into one of the numerous pairs of glamorous pants kept for that very situation....back in the days when everyone was not suspected of being a potential child abuser :rolleyes:

sarahs999

Michelefauk, are you me??! I did that too, waiting in the queue. I was six and I too denied it was me. Ddin't have a big brother to walk me home so I just waited until lunchtime!

sarahs999

Worse was the time when I forgot to wear pants at all - just had my tights on. Would have been fine but it was PE day and we did that in vests and pants. I cried nad cried and wouldn't get changed and wouldn't tell anyone why - until the teacher figured it out and got me a pair of nasty pants from teh school box - bleargh!

Gingham_Ribbon

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

I agree with you to an extent but I can't blame the schools for attempting to cover themselves in this day and age.

I can. I think it's disgraceful. Really I do. If I was worried about my son's teachers I wouldn't send him to school.

Chuzzle

Hi OP, is it just during the day he wets himself or is it at night as well? Does he wet himself on a normal day at home? The reason I ask is my son (just turned 16!) was dry during the day but couldn't stop wetting the bed. At the age of 7 after consulting with the health visitor and trying so many things I took him to the doctors and they put him on medication. It is a very very common thing that loads of boys suffer from something to do with a chromosone (SP?) missing - nothing to worry about though, as every year half of all boys that have this problem do grow out of it. It did take my son 6 years of medication before he grew out of it, but the medication did cure him. ear in mind taht starting school is very nerve racking and he may stop of his own accord but I would be tempted to contact your health visitor about this if he's still not dry after a couple of weeks at school. HTH.

bestpud

My dd(17) hated the short cubicle doors when she started school, so would go during class time, because she thought other girls would look over the door.

That was ok until the caretaker came along one day, while she was in there, and told another couple of girls off for messing about! It scared dd so much, she wouldn't use the toilets at all!

Her teacher was very good though and would ask her to go as they were settling back from break, so dd felt happier she was allowed to be there, and we had no more wet pants.

After about 3 or 4 weeks, the teacher gradually stopped telling her to go and she naturally started going at break times.

I think she still chose times when she thought very few would be in there though!

Is it something as simple as that, do you think?

galvanizersbaby

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

I can. I think it's disgraceful. Really I do. If I was worried about my son's teachers I wouldn't send him to school.

We will have to agree to disagree on that one then

My sister was telling me the other day that one of the mum reading helpers at her youngest boys school has been accused of touching a little boy while helping to get him changed for PE and it is all now under investigation apparently.
She didn't know the full story so impossible to comment really but the helper is a mum with children at the school - I wouldn't want to risk it myself - parents of these kids aren't like they used to be.

Besides if my child wet themselves at school I wouldn't really expect a teacher or any other member of staff to resolve it - I would prefer to see to it myself if my child wasn't capable - my responsibility and all that

nottslass_2

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

We will have to agree to disagree on that one then

My sister was telling me the other day that one of the mum reading helpers at her youngest boys school has been accused of touching a little boy while helping to get him changed for PE and it is all now under investigation apparently.
She didn't know the full story so impossible to comment really but the helper is a mum with children at the school - I wouldn't want to risk it myself - parents of these kids aren't like they used to be.

Besides if my child wet themselves at school I wouldn't really expect a teacher or any other member of staff to resolve it - I would prefer to see to it myself if my child wasn't capable - my responsibility and all that

Great in theory but,I for example work a 1.5 hour bus ride away and would be absolutely disgusted if somebody who chooses to work in "a caring" profession left my child wet and humiliated for an hour and a half !!! In fact I'd go as far as saying I would consider it child abuse !!!!!!!!!!

JMW77

Yes my son is still wet every night,he is the oldest in his year group as well as he turned 5 on the day he started school,his is the only peg with a carrier bag on so i think he's the only one having accidents at school.
Nightimes runs in the family i was wet at night till about 15 which was a nightmare as i had the evil stepmother that hated me so i was called all the names possible and really suffered and often slept in wet sheets .
Anyway my son still wears nappies at night as i know he may have this inherited condition so i don't pressure him at all.
As for the teachers no complaints so far i have not been called in to change him but we will see what happens.

sarahs999

Teachers are there in lieu of parents and at a young age like this that may well involve some hygeine care. There's no way they can expect parents in this day and age to drop everything because a child has wet their pants - like nottslass I work miles away from home and would not be able to just drop everything and come in. Hurt themselves, yes. Wet pants? No. It's just common sense.