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Justin Gibson is nearly 9 years old and he has an embarrassing problem. He doesn't always know when he needs to go to the toilet and sometimes dirties his pants. His doctor says he has encopresis, but he calls it Sneaky Poo. At home his Mum and Dad have to tell him when he needs to change his pants, and his best friend Olivia tells him when he has an accident at school. With her help he has managed to keep his problem a secret from everyone else in his class. Until the day when he messes himself in assembly and the boy sitting next to him smells what he has done... This story has been specially written for boys aged from 8 to 12 years who have problems using the toilet and soil their underwear, and anyone who wants to learn about living with encopresis. The author had soiling problems as a child and often messed his pants until he was 11. For more information please go to www.bigredsock.com Also available: A Girl Like You For children aged 5 to 8 who withhold their poo and soil their pants: Help! I Poo My Pants

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