Potty training regression
Hi!
Almost three weeks ago we were involved in a car accident. It was fairly minor, both children (3 and 1) fine but naturally quite upset, my husband fine and I suffered a little whiplash.
The past few weeks my little girl (3) has been having accidents most days, sometimes multiple in a day. She has been potty trained for well over a year and before the past few weeks had only ever had a handful of accidents and had trained within a few days.
She says she doesn’t know when she’s had an accident sometimes (I will find her knickers wet and she’s not sure) or most times she has had an accident she’s wet herself before she gets to the toilet
Is this a normal reaction to a car accident? How long can I expect it to continue? Is there anything I can do to help her get back on track?
Thank you for any experience or advice
🥺 oh @Alice I'm so sorry this happened. Your poor little sweetie has "ptsd" from a scary, traumatic experience. 😥 Even just one small negative experience can cause serious setbacks and delays! Or total potty training regression! I'm Miss Jen Professional Potty Training Coach and creator of this wonderful potty training support group. I've been potty training toddlers for over 39 years. I'm here to help and offer my professional advice & guidance. Here's a video that explains this and will help you navigate thru this quickly and efficiently. https://youtu.be/s2nkqKQGgkU Regression is very comon at any stage, even long after the potty training stage is done. Luckily it doesn't necessarily require starting ALL over again from the very beginning. You might only need to go back a few basic steps to get back on track. Revisit some of the tricks & techniques that got your toddler pottying successfully in the first place.