One Step At A Time: a parent guide to toilet skills for children with special need
This booklet and set of tip sheets is a must for parents of a child with special needs. It guides parents through the process of developing toileting skills and toilet training. The booklet describes a 5 step process that moves the child towards using the toilet independantly.
Step 1 Setting the scene
Step 2 Developig the skills needed
Step 3 Raising awareness
Step 4 Using the toilet for wee and poo
Step 5 Night time control
13 tip sheets discuss the common issues of toilet training such as Won't sit to poo, Not moving forward maybe moving backwards and Sitting for wee but nothing happens.
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Constipation is a common issue for children with special needs. There is a tip sheet with advice on ways to prevent and manage this problem. Not wanting to do poo in the toilet is another common challenge parents may need to deal with. The tip sheet Won't sit to poo gives advice on how to move your child from using nappies for poo to sitting on the toilet to do poo.
One of the most popular tips sheets is the set of toilet pictures that can be used to teach/remind the child the steps in toileting. There is a boy and a girl version of the pictures
Order or download you copy of One Step at a time: a parent's guide to toilet skills for children with special needs
Being able to go to the toilet independantly is an important life skill. You may have 'put off' toilet training or believe that is is not possible for to train your child because of their special needs. But given the right kind of help children with special needs can learn to manage going to the toilet either completely on their own or with some assistance. This resource kit gives you a plan to follow to help you and your child move towards using the toilet independantly.
Order or download you copy of One Step at a time: a parent's guide to toilet skills for children with special needs
