A New Look at Potty Training by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC In days past, to teach children to use the toilet, parents simply undressed them and sat them in a potty chair for extended periods until they eliminated. Then referred to as potty training, past practices and past terms have been updated....
If you have a toddler in the house, then you must have heard other parents talk about potty training by now. You must have heard them mention that it is a bit harder to potty train boys than it is to potty train girls,...
A New Look at Potty Training – Part 4 by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC Human Sexuality Implications Toilet mastery is a part of a lifelong process of learning about the body and its functioning. Adults’ attitudes toward genitals and the natural process...
A New Look at Potty Training – Part 3 by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC Special-Needs Children The same learning methods apply to special-needs children as to other...
How Parents Can Help Teach the child words needed to talk about elimination. Provide a potty chair for training. Providing a step stool to use the toilet may be...
A New Look at Potty Training – Part 2 by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC When To Start Potty Training Parents can recognize some signs of readiness to...