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Toiletting
Question
Do any of your children use the toilet successfully? My son (6) is still in nappies and I wasn’t sure if it was worth trying to find a way to help him learn to tell us when he needs to use the toilet and then supporting him to do so, or if this would be a complete waste of time? Has anyone been successful with this?
Answer of our experts
Parent 1
At eleven years old our daughter followed a special training and that was a success. Sometimes she has accidents. During the night she gets a diaper, but almost always it stays dry. Only when she sleeps very deep and long hours it is wet. She can tell when she needs to go to the toilet, but of course we bring her to the toilet when we go out. Structure and taking time are both very important. Medical pedagogy did the training.
(Parent of a 28 year old daughter)
Parent 2
Our daughter is fully potty trained. It was a lot of work but she did figure it out. I think it was around age 8.
(Parent of a 12 year old daughter)
Parent 3
Our son is fully potty trained, but he was 9 before he finally got it! He has a few accidents here and there but for the most part he’s dry day and night!
(Parent of a 15 year old son)
Parent 4
Our son has never used the toilet independently. He has been in pads since birth.
(Parent of a 15 year old son)
Parent 5
Our son started using the bathroom around the age of 10. It probably would have been earlier but we didn't really deal with it, because I thought he wouldn't make it, but he did. When he is at home he goes to the bathroom on his own, but if we are in another place, I have been calculating the time or observing his gestures, for to know he has to go to the bathroom.
(Parent of a 22 year old son)
Parent 6
Our daughter has been using the toilet since she was three years old. She started waking up dry so she began to use underwear. We kept taking her to the bathroom when we thought she might need to go. She can sleep for 10 hours and not have a problem. She will occasionally have accidents during the day, but these are not frequent. Being persistent and knowing your child’s routine helps with this process.
(Parent of a 44 year old daughter)
