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.
