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My daughter still wears diapers
My 13 years old daughter still wears diapers. Yes you read that right. She's barely a teen and still wears diapers. Let's say her name is Coco (not her real name).
It started when she was 7 and her baby brother was born, let's call him Hazel (not his real name). My Coco was jealous that Hazel was getting more attention than she was. She acted out for awhile. She started throwing tantrums left and right. Whenever we asked to to do simple things, from getting dressed, to giving Hazel her first chores, she would say no, like a toddler would. She gave me and her father the whole toddler treatment. Luckily, she keeps it behaves when not at home. Thank goodness.
After a while of this behavior, we caught Coco wear her brother's diapers. I was shocked, but I could understand why. She also used his pacifiers too. Me and my husband thought that she could use both of them untill she calmed down and grew out of this attitude.
These days, Coco still sleeps with a nightlight. She sleeps with a character blanket we all know she's too old for. She gets along with her brother Hazel now. She still wears the diapers. Coco still uses the pacifiers. She mimicks her brother's attitude.
What's the deal? What's going on with her? We were too relaxed with her. It's clearly not about Hazel anymore. What should we do?
She's barely 13 and still wears diapers.
Coco's in the 7th Grade. She wears the kind of gym shorts that don't show her diapers too much. She has a nurse. She has changed her many times before. She does it before and after lunch. The nurse says if she wants them more than needs them, then she has more control then she let's on, and that we should try to either have coco herself change them or re-potty-train her.
Have you had a chance to talk to her directly about them? Something you may consider if you want to help her hide them would be onesies or adaptive clothing I think they are called. I agree with the nurse if she can control then she should be changing herself and just have the nurse check to make sure it’s on right at least for a while. Eventually she will be able to do it with our much thought.
Yes we have talked about it with her. We talked after the nurse said those thing I mentioned at home. Adaptive clothing you say? We could hide it with long or regular shorts worn on top over it.
They are basically big onesies. What did your daughter say when you asked her about the diapers?
She's thirteen; just remember that. We mentioned the re-potty-training and she got nervous and said "nnnnooooo!" We mentioned the second opinion, and she says, "I guess I could try."