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Hey Carrie....do you have a contact number? Ginger Whaley Pigeon Forge Primary School Counselor On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Carrie B. Williams <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > This has been the year of bathroom issues at my school! From > Kindergarteners > exposing themselves to 8th graders urinating! I'm really at a loss with how > to deal with these issues. I've tried the referring to doctors and > therapists routes, but we're still having issues/parents aren't following > through. No abuse is known/suspected. I need any and all the help you can > suggest for things that we can do here at the school to help. > So here are the major issues: > ---4th grade boy defecating on himself in car on the way home (parents came > to us for help but are limited financially and in general life skills, > etc.) > and 7th grade girl (his sibling) urinating here at school. Their mother > seems to be an excessive worrier and blows things out of proportion and > also > is constantly seeking assistance for fear that they will "run out" of food, > money, gas, etc. and the kids are picking up that tendency. Again, doctor, > therapist routes were of no use. > > ---Kindergarten girl retains her feces. Won't go at home or school. The > backup has caused infections. She also doesn't want to grow up, still acts > like/wants to be treated like a baby, but doesn't use them if allowed to > wear pull-ups. Only child. Doctor has recommended miralax so there's no > pain, in fact it is so liquid that it seeps out on its on sometimes. > > ---8th grade boy, poor emotional regulation, immature. Urinates in the bed > at night and doesn't shower before coming to school sometimes. > > On a side note, I would also like the name of therapists to refer students > to in or around Sevier County (Sevier, Knox, Blount, Cocke, Jefferson). > > Thanks in advance! > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > To view the SMC archives or Join/Leave the list: > http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/smc.html > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the SMC archives or Join/Leave the list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/smc.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=