3yo DD: "I just peed on the floor!" (dance, dance!)

[mirandahope]

For the second or third time today, DD, aged 3, with a 6 month old new brother, just proudly danced to us, saying, "I just peed on the floor!" (Which thank goodness is hardwood and easily cleaned)

This is not new. Started after her Grandparents went on holiday a couple of weeks ago.
Initially, I got mad. Each time, I make HER clean it up. She still does it. I feel like the parent of a cat a bit!

I wonder if I should just not make a big deal out of it and wait for it to go away, or put a diaper on her when she does it, or carry her to the potty (not always possible when nursing ds).

Any ideas/ have you encountered this before?

TIA!

[Devaskyla]

ds2 is doing this too. 3 times in 2 days he's peed in his clothes. i think he's just not paying attention, but i'm getting frustrated

[averlee]

I don't know what to tell you. Kids are nuts, they pee on stuff. Currently, my daughter pees on the carpet and the couch, which I prefer to my lap.

I read a hilarious old post that said something like this:
I heard my son ( maybe he was 2 or 3) in the kitchen, messing around in the fridge. Then quiet, then laughter. I called out, whatcha doin? And he says, peeing on a tortilla.
Sure enough, he had got a tortilla out the fridge, put it on the kitchen floor, and peed on it!

So, what can I say? My house has the lovely odor of urine and carpet cleaner spray.

[MittensKittens]

Originally Posted by averlee

I read a hilarious old post that said something like this:
I heard my son ( maybe he was 2 or 3) in the kitchen, messing around in the fridge. Then quiet, then laughter. I called out, whatcha doin? And he says, peeing on a tortilla.
Sure enough, he had got a tortilla out the fridge, put it on the kitchen floor, and peed on it!

Just part of the potty learning process - a frustrating part, yes, but unavoidable. Vinegar gets rid of pee smells .

[rabbitmum]

Originally Posted by mirandahope

I wonder if I should just not make a big deal out of it and wait for it to go away, or put a diaper on her when she does it, or carry her to the potty (not always possible when nursing ds).

Any ideas/ have you encountered this before?

Yes, I have encountered this before - who hasn't? Since we, like you, have hardwood floors it isn't a problem at all. We just wipe it up and make no big deal of it. I take him to the potty if he's ok with it, but if he says he's done and doesn't need to go anymore, well - then it's too late, and better luck next time. If I catch him in the process of peeing, on the other hand, I might carry him quickly to the toilet (but the there is of course a risk of leaving a trail of pee all the way there - he can't always stop mid-pee).

If your daughter likes helping to wipe up the pee, it's fine if she helps, if not I wouldn't pressure her. It's a normal phase and she will eventually become completely "potty trained". "Consequences" like being forced to clean up after themselves don't help. Kids generally like learning to go to the potty, the accomplishment is its own motivation and reward.

[CrunchyMamaToBe]

Originally Posted by rabbitmum

If your daughter likes helping to wipe up the pee, it's fine if she helps, if not I wouldn't pressure her. It's a normal phase and she will eventually become completely "potty trained". "Consequences" like being forced to clean up after themselves don't help.

I disagree with this. I got the impression from the OP that her DD had been peeing on the potty but that lately she's peeing on the floor deliberately. If that's the case, I would absolutely make her help me clean it up. When we make a mess, we have to clean it up, whether that mess is accidental or on purpose, toys or pee.

If she has been potty trained for some time and you get the impression that she's peeing on purpose as a form of misbehavior/attention-seeking, I would probably have her help me clean it up the first time. The second time in one day, I'd put her into a diaper. Explain that pee goes in the toilet/potty and that if she can't put her pee there, she has to wear a diaper. She may even enjoy the diaper/babying aspect for a bit - I have read that it takes a full year for an older child to adjust to a new sibling, so this may be a way of letting you know that she needs to be babied, too.

Good luck, mama.

[emamum]

i used to care for a little boy who used to pee on things when he wasnt getting his own way : i would ask him to do something or say something that he didnt like and i would say "im gunn pee in you shoes if i cant....." handbags and shoes where his favourite

[mirandahope]

[QUOTE=CrunchyMamaToBe;13879783 I got the impression from the OP that her DD had been peeing on the potty but that lately she's peeing on the floor deliberately.



The second time in one day, I'd put her into a diaper. Explain that pee goes in the toilet/potty and that if she can't put her pee there, she has to wear a diaper.
Good luck, mama.[/QUOTE]

Yup, she's been trained for both pee and poo for about a year now. this is some kind of deliberate action

THis is the closest I've read to what I was thinking so far. Maybe she would like the babying again..... She may even enjoy the diaper/babying aspect for a bit - I have read that it takes a full year for an older child to adjust to a new sibling, so this may be a way of letting you know that she needs to be babied, too.
A full year! That explains a lot!!
Thanks