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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
6 year old son, incontinence problem? Please help!
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
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6 year old son, incontinence problem? Please help!
by DarlinLass, Apr 26, 2002 12:00AM
About 2 weeks ago, my son (aged 6) started having accidents (deficating in his pants) at school and at home.. after me and my husband had talked to him to try and find what is going on and why it is happening, basically, if anything is going on he is upset about at school or in general, and explained that we werent upset with him, just worried. He seemed to have it under control after our talk which was a week ago now, until 2 days ago when it started again. We are sure this isnt due to a medical problem but are not sure how and what to do next. If he hadnt of been able to control himself then we would have suspected it was a medical issue and taken him to see a doctor then. But as I said, he was doing well till a few days ago. These accidents, have taken place just recently and came about suddenly, not something we have been dealing with for awhile. I should also mention that he has been having serious emotional type outbursts, that all seemed to have started around this same time with the soiling of his pants. (Crying and whining about everything, especially not getting his way. Also expressing anger easily, yelling instead of talking. He does not have temper tantrums though) His teachers had a conference with us last week for report card pick up, he is doing excellent in school, all A's and B's. They however did mention that, he hates to be "wrong". When they are going over class work, and he says an answer and it is wrong, they said he will argue and get angry then cry and say how "right' he is and "they" are the ones wrong, they also said he cries alot. Please Help?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Apr 29, 2002 12:00AM
, Apr 29, 2002 12:00AM
Because of the array of symptoms you are describing, it would be best to arrange an evaluation by a mental health professional. The thrust of your description indicates that there may be some unrest to which your son is reacting. The nature of the stress is unclear, but that is why I'm recommending you have this checked out. Speak with his pediatrician or the guidance people at school if you're not sure about a reource. Also, on the medical front, be sure he's not constipated - such a condition can result in the change you've noticed in his bowel habits.
