Withholding Explained

The majority of the kids we work with are withholding stool. Withholding can begin for a number of reasons, but once it starts, it’s an extremely hard habit to break. The clenching muscles become a reflex response any time there is stool in the rectum and the child becomes a master at holding it in. We have different behavior tricks up our sleeves for these kiddos.

Something that seems to help the most is explaining the withholding to them in terms they understand. We actually did a video on withholding this week. We also mention a great book that kids can relate to, My Puppy’s a Poo Magician

Do you have a child that withholds? What have you tried that has helped?

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