My niece is having trouble

Question

My niece turned 3 years old in February, she has been potty trained since she was 18 months and since being potty trained we never had any problems from her with it, up until a couple months ago, first she would pee the bed every now and then, but now she wont use the bathroom at all she only pees in her panties. i have no clue whats going on with her, it doesnt make any sense, ive heard when kids do that that means they are being abused. My brother has custody of her and hes a great father, but her mom is a Psycho, she lives in some trailer park with a 40 yr old ex meth head looking guy,he has a 9 year old daughter, when i go to pick my niece up she'll sit there yell, scream, and cuss at his daughter, so i know she must talk to her own daughter like that,but has never done it in front of me.shes been staying with me last couple days, and i just called my brother and told him its getting worse and that he needs to schedule a doctors appointment....i want to know if you've heard anything like this and if so what is going on, is there something we need to worry about as far as abuse? my brother took her and had her check to see if she had a bladder infection but she didnt. what could it be, any help much appreciated.

Answer 1

I think the very best thing you can do is take her to the doctor and make sure you explain ALL of your concerns, just like you have to us.

The best thing that could happen is her 'home' with her mother is checked to see if it is safe for your neice.

Answer 2

when i left my sons father i went throught that also. I ended up taking him to sicatrist. Thats when i found iut that alot of stuff was going on that i did not know. when i found that all out he no longer had to see his dad alone.  

Answer 3

amers is right she probably is being abused or something

Answer 4

it can be a infection and shes is scared, by the i love ur Pit he is so adorable!! i love pits i own 1

Answer 5

That is a long time to be potty trained and then regress, but it does happen quite often. Eighteen months is very young to be potty trained. A number of things other than abuse can cause regression like stress, a new baby, even a new pet. Anything that causes any sort of dysfunction or stress, even positive stress can make her regress. Of course, take her to the doctor and tell him but it is pretty normal for that to happen at one point or another.

Answer 6

From what I have heard about this, it means the child is being abused.

I would let your brother know to take his daughter to the Dr. ASAP.

Then if it is abuse, make sure the dr. gives you something in writing, and take it to your local sheriff's dept. and make a report. then also ask how to get the rights taken away from the mother. Because the 40yr old is probably a sick old man. If that is the case they will investigate him, and then your brother can get a restraining order on him as well. As far as the mother is concerned, if true abuse is happening, after her rights are taken away, make sure she only has supervised visits.