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Potty Training: Understanding Elimination Communication

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Potty training is often viewed as a milestone in a child's development, but it doesn't have to be a stressful or rushed process and there are different options to get started. One of these options, Elimination Communication (EC), also known as infant potty training, nappy free or natural infant hygiene, offers a gentle and intuitive approach to helping babies and toddlers learn to use the toilet. In this blog, we'll explore what elimination communication is, how it works, its benefits, and tips for getting started.

Toilet TrainingRebekah Frankcom25 February 2024parenting, families, toilet training, toileting, accidents, potty training accidents, toilet training regression, toilet time, new skill, Toilet Training Tips, Potty Training accidents, Ready to Potty Train, elimination communication, nappy free, natural infant hygiene, infant potty training

Potty Training when out and about

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. One of the questions we get asked a lot by parents and carers who have started potty training, is how to manage this when you want to go out. Understandably there is a huge fear of accidents galore and lots of poo and wee to contend with as a result! However, with some careful planning you don’t need to feel you can’t go out when potty training. Our tips should help…

Toilet TrainingRebekah Frankcom16 January 2024parenting, families, toilet training, toileting, potty training regression, accidents, potty training accidents, toilet training regression, toilet time, new skill, Toilet Training Tips, Potty Training accidents, Ready to Potty Train, going out when potty training, potty training out and about

Toilet Training - Parent Consultation case study (3.5 year old)

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. This family approached us as they felt that they had tried everything and needed some support. They were particularly concerned about their little one starting school and having toileting issues.

Toilet TrainingRebekah Frankcom11 June 2023parenting, children, families, childcare, toilet training, parent consultations, parent advice, potty training, potty training regression, constipation in children, toilet training support

Dealing with the toilet terrors – why your child is refusing to do a poo or wee and how you can help them!

Written by Alina Lynden, ERIC, The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity. Stool withholding and delaying emptying the bladder are both issues which can cause a huge amount of stress and confusion to families, but help is out there. In this blog I explain why withholding can happen, the effect it can have on your child's body and behaviour and what you can do to help them to relax and feel more positive about going to the loo.

Toilet TrainingRebekah Frankcom27 April 2022parenting, families, toilet training, toileting, potty training regression, accidents, potty training accidents, Developmental changes, fluid intake, toilet time, potty training books, new skill, Toilet Training Tips, Potty Training accidents, Ready to Potty Train, witholding poo, witholding wee

My little one will only use the potty or toilet at nursery (or at home)!

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. You might be in the situation where your little one has mastered using the toilet/potty in one environment quicker than the other – this might be at home but it could be at nursery! Toilet training is something that can take time as it is all about biology, timings and developmental stages…but we also need to take into account the environments your little one spends time in.

If a child is worried or anxious about anything this may cause the body to tense which in turn can make going to the toilet challenging. It can lead to ‘holding’ either, or both, wee and poo until they are in an environment where they feel relaxed, or, in some cases, when they are put into a nappy for nap or bedtime.

Everyone has different experiences. For some their little one is quite happy to use the toilet or potty at nursery, but refuses to at home, or they are great at home but refuse to go at nursery! I am going to look at some of the reasons why this might be and give you some strategies to help.

Potty training – we tried, we stopped, we need to try again!

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Have you tried potty training but stopped because your little one didn’t seem ready or things were not progressing? This can be disappointing, especially if you have built up to the moment and when you felt that your little one was really ready. Don’t worry or despair though as this is something that lots of parents/carers experience with their little ones for various different reasons.

When should my child be dry at night?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. The important thing to remember is that under the age of 5 it is completely normal for some children to not be dry through the night. Try not to worry about this as for most children this will develop by the time they are 5.

Potty training regression – is it normal?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. This has to be one of the main questions I get asked a couple of weeks after a parent feels that their little one has mastered potty training. There is a quiet confidence that you get when you have had several days or weeks without any accidents, but then suddenly it is like you have gone back to when you first started potty/toilet training; your little one is having accidents and in some cases they don’t seem to be worried or upset by it, if anything some can seem to find it funny.

Why won’t my child do a poo on the toilet or potty?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. This is one of the most common questions that I get asked in relation to toilet training. The process of learning to use the potty or toilet is individual to each child, some seem to take a couple of days and others might take that little bit longer to master it…often doing a poo is what holds them back.

Toilet TrainingRebekah Frankcom24 February 2021parenting, families, constipation, toilet training, poo, healthy poo, toileting, Eric

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