Toilet Training Children with Down Syndrome (Article)
Toilet Training for Children with Special Needs (DVD)
Some of Dr. Hepburn’s suggestions:
- www.ndss.org/Resources/Therapies-Development/Toilet-Training-Children-with-Down-Syndrome
- Includes suggestions for determining your child’s readiness, for determining your own readiness, and for beginning the potty training process
Toilet Training for Children with Special Needs (DVD)
- media-products.com/catalog/toilet-training-children-with-special-needs-p-121.html
- A 2-hour DVD produced by JFK Partners, University of Colorado Denver, and Developmental Pathways
- “Provides an overview of practical toilet training techniques and core principles for success.”
- Presents a curriculum developed by Susan Hepburn, PhD, along with “vignettes taking viewers through the toilet training process” and a parent’s perspective on the techniques presented and advice for other parents
- Available from Western Media Products
- Cost: $49.95
Some of Dr. Hepburn’s suggestions:
- From denveroptions.atendesigngroup.com/toilet-training-workshop
- “Starting your child out with very short visits to the bathroom. Have your child sit down on the toilet for a few seconds and slowly increase the length of time you ask them to sit over multiple visits to the bathroom.”
- “Trying not to interrupt your child’s favorite activity for a trip to the bathroom. If they see a trip to the bathroom as something that takes them away from an activity they love, they may develop negative feelings about using the toilet.”
- “Making trips to the bathroom part of a predictable and natural routine, such as using the toilet every morning before breakfast or every afternoon before they go out to play or watch a favorite TV show.”
- “Teach your child to use the toilet in multiple bathrooms with more than one adult. That way they will become comfortable with using the bathroom in a variety of settings and situations, rather than just using their toilet at home.”