Reply from jere, Child's Age 0 - 8/13/04 - IP#: 66.100.93.xxx   parbb_29-c1960

Actually none of my 3 kids(now grown) had this problem, but I did, starting at around age 9, and I still do. Now that that is said, I hope your son grows out of it now. I can't say that taking him to a therapist will help, because my mom never took me to one. I've seen some people (both adults and teens) on the web who say that the child should be put into diapers 24/7 for a period of time. say for an entire summer, in the hopes that they will get tired of being a baby and want to stop. Personally I don't really think that this would work. My mom tried it once on me. I was supposed to be in diapers for the summer when I was 10, but it was so obvious that I actually liked it after a few days that she made me stop wearing them. I can say from experience that spanking has ittle effect (at least on me). The only experience I had with my own kids was catching my youngest daughter pooping in her panties once when she was 5. I totally ignored what she had done until she came to me and told me that she'd had an accident. I helped her clean up and then had a long talk with her.As far as I know she never did it again or wore diapers. I think that the best course for you is to talk with him. Place a lot of emphasis on the fact that he is a big boy. Try and explain that this can cause a lot of social problems if his peers ever find out. Above all, do nothing to embarrass him. Even when my mom put me in diapers, I never had to wear them anywhere other kids would catch me. Good luck, I do sincerely hope you can correct this problem for him. I have learned to cope with it myself now, and am happy, but that was a long and difficult thing. As for websites, try "bittergreys den"