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Topic: Toileting

Many parents have asked for advice on toileting for their children. Here are some answers:<= /span>

Julie asked,

Have you tried visual prompts? There's a site www.do2learn.com that has free toileting pictures so you can create a visual instruction strip.&n= bsp; This link will take you right to the page:= http://www= .do2learn.com/picturecards/printcards/selfhelp_toileting.htm&nbs= p; My son is 3.5 with autism and after posting it in the bathroom he finally d= id #2. Good luck!

Christy replied,<= /p>

Little Friends in Naperville has PECS for potty training that you can buy. They also periodically have a Potty Training class for pare= nts to learn how to use the system. I would highly recommend bo= th the class and the cards.

Dawn said,

Make a chart with 15 minute increme= nts that shows everytime your child drinks or eats something and when she urina= tes or has BMs. After a week or two you will see a pattern emerge. She might ha= ve a BM one hour after eating or perhaps that evening. When you can expect when a BM will= occur you will have a better time working on toileting success.=

Also I read in a book that kids may have sensory issues about sitting on the toilet. Some parents begin cutting holes into the diaper, making it larger each time so the child gets used to that feeling.

Nicole replied,

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