Has your kid ever wet there pants during a movie because they didn't want to miss any of it?

Question

I work at a summer camp for kids and one time we were watching a movie and one if the kids wet there pants. I asked him why and he said he didn't want to miss any of the movie and thought he could make it to the end. (There were a bunch of kids watching the movie so I couldn't pause it.) I didn't punish him, I just told him to go before the movie started.

Answer 1

yes its common because most children dont understand, the way that the body works.

Answer 2

thats pretty normal... i would suggest a potty break for everyone in the middle of the movie, that way no ones missing out, and there are no accidents... im sure there are other kids having to go but waiting, they just have better bladder control, so its not good to make them wait thru an entire movie at that age

Answer 3

Yes my daughter was very famous for doing this.. she wouldn't  stop to go.  Its normal.

Answer 4

Im 12 years old.

Answer 5

I do it sometimes... only sometimes though.

Answer 6

I haven't heard of any kids that were older doing that, but I'm sure it happens. My husband and I take our 4 year old and 2 year old girls to the movies and my two year old will wet in her pants during the movie, thank you pull ups! My four year old never wets though.

Answer 7

Oh sure, if I hadn't paid attention and made them go, they would have! It's a major thing for a kid and they are willing to push the envelope, hoping they will be able to wait and not miss out on what they're doing. My grandmother told me when she was a kid she thought going to the bathroom was a huge waste of her time - always an interruption and she was usually FLYING home in a hurry because she had waited too long. My 4th grade teacher was so mean that I was afraid to ask to be excused - so I was almost daily near wetting my pants after school! I did this for the WHOLE YEAR! Kids will be kids! You did the right thing!