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Toilet training

 

What is toilet Training  

 

The Child recognizes the need to pass urine or open bowels and does so in an acceptable location.

 

 

 

Steps needed to toilet train  

 

-Recognise urge

-Move to toilet

-Pill pants down

-Get on Toilet

-Pass urine or bowel motion

-Wipe bottom

-Get off toilet

-Pull up clothing

-Flush toilet

-Was and dry hands

 

 

 

Statistics  

 

-15-18% of 5 year olds wet their beds

-1-2% of 15 year olds wet their beds

-1% of girls aged 4-7 wet regularly during the day

-0.3-0.8% of boys 4-7 wet regularly during the day

-3.5% of boys aged 5 soil. 1.0% of girls aged 5 soil

-The average ages children are completely toilet trained is 36months for girls and 38 months for     boys

 

 

 

Development of bladder control  

 

-Reflex in infancy

-1-2 years- gradual awareness of full bladder

-3 years – able to tense the muscles of the pelvic floor

-4 years – able to stop the flow of urine

-6 years – able to start urination at any stage of bladder filling

 

 

 

Readiness for toilet training  

 

-          Physiological maturity

-          Communication skills

-          Mobility

-          Social Skills

 

 

 

Signs of readiness – Child  

 

-Can ‘hold on’ for up to 2 hours

-Indicates awareness of when wetting or soiling is occurring/has occurred

-Shows an interest in others toileting habits

-Uses toileting language

-Ability to dress/undress

 

 

 

 

Signs of readiness – Parent  

 

-Realistic expectations

-No Other major life events happening

-Commencing training because of childs readiness, not others expectations

 

 

 

Pre toilet training and preparation  

 

-Use role modeling

-Teach child the language of toileting

-When child shows signs of passing urine or faeces, talk to them about what is happening

-Read books about toileting

-Note down times the child usually wets or soils

 

 

 

And here we go!  

 

-Remain calm

-Offer toilet regularly during the day

-Don’t make them sit longer than 5 minutes

-put the child in clothing that is easy for them to pull up/down

-Get the child to flush toilet

-Remember washing hands as part of the process

-Reward effort

-Try to pick a time when a daily routine will be followed

- Offer the toilet a few minutes after food/drink.

-Through the day, ask the child if they would like to go to the toilet

-Reward/praise good practice.