Toilet Training

Learning to use the toilet is a big step for both toddlers and their parents. Parents often need support and advice about when and how to begin toilet training.

Here you'll find answers to all of those questions as well as information on related issues such as bed-wetting.

Reviewed August 2008

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Title:   Faecal incontinence in children (encopresis)
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Children with encopresis are not soiling their underwear deliberately, and they should receive medical help.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Grief and children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Children can experience grief and loss from a very young age. Children dealing with grief may act out feelings, experience changes in sleep and eating patterns, display younger behaviours (regress) such as thumb sucking or bedwetting, or display anger or frustration. It can be difficult to talk to a child about death but it is important to be honest with them.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Bedwetting
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Bedwetting is sometimes called nocturnal (night-time) enuresis. While a lot of children grow out of wetting the bed by the time they start school, many children of primary school age still wet the bed.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Toilet training - staying dry at night
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Toilet training takes time. A child usually masters daytime toileting well before they can keep their bed dry at night. There are many practical suggestions you can try to manage bedwetting. Remember that if your child is scared of the dark, going to the toilet at night is an enormous challenge.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Soiling
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   this topic is about long-lasting constipation and soiling, or doing poo in the pants. 'Constipation' has information about more simple-to-manage constipation.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Toilet training
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Learning to use the toilet is a big step for toddlers and it can be difficult for some.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Toilet training
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Toilet training and using the toilet is a big step in your toddler's life. Some toddlers get the knack quickly while others need parental patience and support. Don't start toilet training too early and try to keep relaxed. Some parents encourage their child to use both the toilet and potty.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Toilet training
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A step-by-step guide to when and how to toilet train your child, as well as how to deal with setbacks and wet nights. Also discusses training pants, constipation and whether to use a toilet or a potty.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Toilet training
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information about the timing of training, preparation for training, training tips and special considerations for children with disabilities.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Domestic violence and children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Domestic violence affects children. All children are affected emotionally by witnessing violence. Children who witness regular acts of domestic (family) violence have greater emotional and behavioural problems than other children. Some of the immediate effects may include nightmares, anxiety, withdrawal and bedwetting.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Bed-wetting
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Wetting the bed: find out about the causes, affects on children and available treatments for bed-wetting.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   School-age sleep: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide to explains how much sleep school-age children need and good bedtime routines along with information on bedwetting.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Preschooler sleep: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide explains how much sleep preschoolers need and what to do about nightmares, night terrors and calling out in the night.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Bedwetting
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Bedwetting is something that lots of children would rather not talk about, especially if it happens to them. A lot of children grow out of wetting the bed before they start school but many children do not. This is not your fault -
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Bedwetting
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bedwetting is common in young children and is part of their physical and emotional development. The pad and bell method may help some children, but most children develop urinary control without outside help. Punishment will not prevent bedwetting.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Constipation and children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Constipation is a common problem in children. A healthy diet, adequate fluid intake, exercise, correct toilet training and regular toilet habits are important to prevent and help treat constipation in children. Treatment for infant constipation requires expert medical advice.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Behavioural and cognitive interventions with or without other treatments for the management of faecal incontinence in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Children with "faecal incontinence" cannot control their bowel movements and so they soil their underwear. Sometimes people use the word "soiling" or "encopresis" to mean the same thing. Faecal incontinence can be caused by either physical or psychological problems.
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Nocturnal enuresis 'bedwetting' 2005
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This guideline addresses the assessment, diagnosis and management of uncomplicated nocturnal enuresis in children over seven years inclusive. The guideline summarises the latest international literature and combines this with New Zealand expertise.
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   Simple behavioural and physical interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) is a stressful condition that particularly affects young children. It is the involuntary loss of urine at night without an underlying disease as the cause. It can result in social problems, sibling teasing and lowered sel...
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Drugs for nocturnal enuresis in children (other than desmopressin and tricyclics)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Night-time bedwetting is common in childhood and can cause stigma, stress and inconvenience. There is not enough reliable evidence to show that drugs (other than desmopressin or tricyclics) reduce night-time bedwetting in children during treatment, but ...
Date:   Aug 2003
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