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I have no specific advice, just thought I'd share our experience. We had night time accidents until almost 7. It was tamed when DS turned 6 but toward 6.5 it came back again with full force, accidents every night. It got so bad that it went into daytime, he'd come home smelling like pee from school, and his pants were wet. There were a few times he peed his pants when the bathroom was right there... and he was potty trained before 2 and seldom a daytime accident! When I ask if he had an accident he would insist he didn't, even though his pants were wet and he smelled like pee. I posted here for thoughts, and was given the idea of seeing a pediatric urologist, which I haven't even thought about. I emailed our pediatrician for a reference and was refered to a pediatric urology clinic instead so we saw a nurse. We got some good suggestions. We also involved our class teacher, as the nurse wrote a note to the teacher stating to let DS use the bathroom anytime, and remind him of bathroom breaks and excuse him and allow him to bring a water bottle to stay hydrated throughout the day. Something clicked with DS about the visit and bringing the issue to light with a professional and his teacher. It took just one time, and the whole ship turned around. No more accidents day and night (well the night we did a bit more work but we eventually got there). It was magical. We made a follow up appointment to consider the option of prescribed medication and we didn't even have to go to that one. So yes, I think it is psychological, and it helps to have your DD meet with a professional so she realize the issue is serious and real. It is hard and I know what you are saying about sick of the smell of pee and the constant laundry! Hang in there and good luck to you!

@DillonLion: my son had functional constipation. His BMs looked normal but he wasn't moving them in a timely manner. We found this out after a visit to the pediatrician. She felt his stomach and told us he was backed up. We started on Miralax and used that for about 1.5 years. We had to get into the routine of sitting on the potty 20 minutes after eating dinner to try and have a BM. 90% of the time it worked. Once we got everything cleared out the potty accidents stopped.

@DillonLion: hopefully you get some answers. I'm sure with the move there is a lot of emotional stuff going on too.

@DillonLion: Hey, I am a little bit of an expert in bedwetting Several things we read + pediatrician + specialists said don't wake them up for potty, it is actually anti-productive. I'd say your next step should be asking the pediatrician for a reference to a pediatric urology clinic for bedwetting. There is indeed such a thing (at least in my area, haha)!

Looking at our clinic's website this is what they specialized for:

-Daytime wetting
-Urinary tract infection
-Urinary frequency or infrequency
-Nocturnal enuresis (bed wetting)
-Constipation (soiling)
-Posturing to avoid voiding (squatting or dancing)
-Urinary urgency

Good luck!!