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Originally posted by TexLex
Thoughts....
Is she afraid to get up in the night? I remember being very small and afraid to leave my room at night. Maybe a nightlight in her room and the hall and the bathroom or even a flashlight by her door she can use to go down the hall, even if she claims not to be afraid.
I would think wet sheets will just add more trouble for you, not her. What about a positive incentive program? Stars/stickers on a chart with so many stars in a week or a row or whatever adding up to an outing/treat/movie. I had a friend who agreed to give her 5.5yo the money she would have spent on diapers each night (like $.50) and the child was old enough to understand it and greedy enough to agree to it - it worked. Is she motivated by new clothes, new hair clippies, new goldfish, trip to the zoo? Whatever. I've got no problem with bribery if it keeps the pee in the pot!
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Yes, sometimes. Idid just get her a flashlight (for the occasional bad dreams and having to walk quite aways to my room), but there is a nightlight in her room and the bathroom (next door to her room). I'll maybe try to spin it as useful for a potty trip as well.
Tried the new clothes bribe, but nothing seems quite important enough to her. Also tried the "big girl" talk, to which she replied she wanted to stay little.
I agree about the wet sheets, though I know some who have found success with it.
Thanks for the suggestions. Getting really tired of yucky pullups in the a.m.
