Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Your Pants Are Not A Potty If you have student that is continuously having accidents in their pants and you have already spoken to the parents what else can you do? Is it right to get an administrator involved? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) There are a few pieces of information that may be helpful in this case: the age of the child, and is there a pattern or routine that this happens around. Like--does this only happen after PE or recess? If this is a very young student,an accident here or there happens. Most VPK kids are recently potty trained and still have very small bladders. I would increase bathroom visits and remind the student to go try at transition times and see if this helps. If the child is in first grade or higher-- I would speak with the parents again letting them know that it is not acceptable in a elementary age child to be doing this habitually. They need to help you get this situation taken care of as it is not sanitary for the child or the rest of the students. I would also ask that they provide a baggy with--a clean outfit just in case their shirt gets messy as well as underwear and pants, and also provide wet wipes for them to clean themselves with. (You may also try for some LYSOL wipes to clean the seat at his desk.) If this continues I would let guidance and administration know as it is not typical behavior in school aged children. Accidents happen, but if they are constant--there may be something more serious behind them such as medical need or possibly abuse.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Rated On: February 28, 2013 10:52 pm Rated By: hujupu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I believe these methods would be helpful in involving the parents with the situation. I think even if the child is older than VPK age I would still increase bathroom breaks for them as well, to try to decrease the likelihood of that occurring. Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:05 am Rated By: WeGuQy