Lots of children refuse to sit on the toilet at some point. While our first step is always to let down the pressure and make sure we’re identifying and treating medical needs, we want to get back to the toilet at some point. How do we do it? Practice sits! This video explains a low-pressure way to help your child feel comfortable sitting on the toilet.
Author: Audrey
Building a sitting schedule
Most of us have heard the suggestion to create a schedule for your child to sit on the toilet. Most of us don’t get much advice about when, how often, or how to make it work with your busy family life. Check out this video for hints on how to create and implement a sitting schedule.
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The Toileting Toolbox
Let’s talk about building your toilet time toolbox! There are lots of things you might want to have in the bathroom to make toileting more successful and enjoyable for you and your child.
Building your toileting toolbox is also a great activity to do with your child to prepare for a sitting schedule.
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How to talk to your child’s school team about incontinence
If your child attends school, you may be wondering how to collaborate with your child’s school team to support their continence. This video gives some of the highlights from our guide, Best Practices in School-Based Toilet-Learning & Continence, which is below.
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Best Practices in School-Based Toilet-Learning and Continence
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The Toileting Journey
Popular toilet “training” models give the impression that many children can go from diapers to full continence independence in a few days. This is not the experience of many parents. This video explains the phases of the toilet teaching process, and can help you identify the right kinds of support to provide at different times in the toilet teaching journey.
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Using Data for Continence Success
Many providers suggest that children sit on a regular schedule, but not every body needs the same schedule! This video explains how to know how often, and when, your child needs scheduled sits.
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Welcome to the Toilet-Teaching Video Learning Series
The Toilet-Teaching Video Series is a six-unit process that leads you through the process of teaching toileting to children and youth with challenging incontinence needs. This video explains the sequence of the videos.
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EVENT: “Better Toilet Training: A Parent-Caregiver Workshop”
Better Toilet-Teaching: A Parent/Caregiver Workshop
Teaching toileting to your child can be stressful and uncertain. If you are preparing to introduce your child to the potty, or have hit bumps in the road, this workshop may help.
This workshop will include a lecture portion (approximately 1 hour), as well as a Q&A (approximately 30 minutes).
Wednesday, September 21, 7-8:30 PM, via Zoom
If you cannot attend at this time, a recording will be provided to everyone who registers
To Register: go.uvm.edu/cproj-fall
To Learn More: go.uvm.edu/continence Questions? continence.project@uvm.edu
VIDEO: How to Communicate for Toileting Success
Pediatric toileting & hygiene positioning devices Guide
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