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Toilet training forms a very important part in any child's growth
and development . While most of the parents complain about potty
training their children, on an average children train pretty easily.
Even in cases where there is resistance from the child, eventually
they do get trained though it may take some time and extra patience
from the parents.
This is not the case with toilet training special needs children.
Parents of these children find it way too difficult to toilet train
children who suffer from mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy,
autism, etc. These children are not intellectually equipped to grasp
the meaning and are not psychologically ready for any kind of training
at the age of two or three like the normal children. It is necessary
to keep the child's development level of the mind as a yardstick
and not his chronological age when you have are toilet training
special needs children.
You will have to be constantly on the watch for signs of recognition,
understanding simple instructions, cooperation, feeling uncomfortable
when they are wet, recognizing full bladder and the need to go to
the toilet, asking to use the potty chair, etc.
The child should also be in a position to partially undress or
dress by himself or herself. In some cases of physical disability
, you may have to design a special potty chair for them to facilitate
usage on their own. Toilet training special needs children is therefore
a very delicate issue which has to be handled with a lot more patience
and perseverance than it is with normal children.
As with the normal children or even more so, you will have to
avoid trying to toilet train disabled children during any period
of stress in the family. This includes times when you are shifting
your residence, when there is a wedding or a function in your family,
when there is a new baby in the family, etc. Never make the mistake
of punishing or admonishing the child in case of accidents. On the
contrary we must make sure to praise and encourage the child when
he successfully uses the toilet or the potty chair.
Just as in normal children it is better to go slow when the special
needs child shows resistance to toilet training. You have to be
patient and create a consistent routine of making him or her sit
on the potty chair whenever you see signs of the need to urinate
or feel any bowel movements. Making the potty chair attractive with
stickers helps.
Toilet training special needs children also require taking them
to the toilet or making them sit on the potty chair frequently.
If there is resistance from the child then you must make sure to
reduce the frequency and take him after meals and snacks and at
times you think he goes on a regular basis.
You have to be especially more tolerant and patient while toilet
training special needs children. Even after they are completely
trained they may have relapses and this is when you have to deal
with the situation in a calm and casual manner. If you scold them,
punish them or reprimand them they tend to relapse further due to
anxiety.
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