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9-year-old son having frequent bowel accidents

🌱 parentingsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 3/5

A parent of a 9-year-old boy reports that their child has frequent bowel accidents at home and school, a behavior persisting since Pre-K, and expresses frustration and embarrassment regarding the lack of effective interventions.

Who's affected: A parent of a 9-year-old boy

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A peer-support platform connecting parents of children with chronic toileting issues for shared strategies and emotional support
  2. A digital tracking and reward app designed specifically for pediatric encopresis management to help children build consistent habits
  3. A curated directory of pediatric specialists and specialized therapists who focus specifically on childhood bowel and bladder dysfunction
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Real voices

“My 9yr old boy keeps going #2 in his pants. We have tried everything. I don't know what to else to do.”

Source: Stack Exchange (parenting) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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