Q: We have a four-year-old who, according to his mother, tries to put off going to the loo at home. He won't go willingly at school either. As a result, he often poos his pants, and while he appears not be at all bothered, school staff find this hard to deal with - sometimes twice a day! The family's GP has simply said that he will grow out of it. Does anyone have any experience of this and of how we could help him to help himself?
Unfortunately, there are no easy answers to this problem, as it really does depend on the child himself and the reasons for his reluctance to use the toilet. These reasons have to be established first before any appropriate intervention can take place.
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