5 years old and wearing diapers and asking for them. What to do?

Question

My kid is 5. He will wet his pants just about every day, But he will not ever do it when he is with friends or his little school. When I ask him why he does it he says he did not have a diaper on. If we are out somewhere he will not use the bathroom and beggs for a diaper. If I do not put one on him he will wet his pants. At night right before he goes to bed he will bring me a diaper even though I have said no. If I do not use it on him he will ALWAYS wet his pants in bed. In the morning he will not undress himself but will come and get me and ask to be changed. But if we are visiting relatives he will never wet his pants or bed and never will aske for a diaper. I have tried taking the diapers away but he simply wets. I have tried rewards but he still wets. Like I say he never does this with his friends or relatives. Only us. And also when he does wet his pants he blames me because I did not give him a diaper. What to do?

Answer 1

He does not do it in school or around relatives because he will get embarrassed. I almost thought he might have has a bed wetting problem until you said that. YOU ARE BEING AN ENABLER. It is crazy for a 5 year old to ask to be changed. WHY ARE YOU DOING IT FOR HIM? He is doing it because he can get away with it. You don't want to deal with wet sheets so you pamper him. It may sound harsh, but he needs to feel the same embarrassment he may feel in school or at relatives at home. Make him clean up if he wets the bed. He should be responsible for taking off his wet sheets and changing his own clothes. Even threaten to hang the wet sheets outside where people can see it. Please don't be an enabler-- that pattern will follow you his whole life and he can pick up worse habits.

Answer 2

How did you get this kid in school still wetting pants? If this kid can go all day while in school, or with friends or family then he should be able to stay dry while with you. When he asks for a diaper tell him flat out no way, put him in underware and when he go in them make him sit in time out for messing himself.

Bring him to me he wont be s**+**** in his pants when you get him back.