I was potty trained by the age of 1.  My parents just put me on  the
toilet right after each feeding time.


Chester Worwa

On Tue, 25 May 1999, Barry Ashby wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a 4 year old with CP who is non-verbal (we are trying to use the
> sign for bathroom).  We are still in the middle of potty training.  He goes
> to a pre-school where they prefer that he wear pull-ups.  They started with
> symbols for "wet" and "dry" to make sure he understands the concept and to
> start being aware of when he urinates.  However, Pull-ups are just like
> diapers and it is almost impossible to feel wet and dry.  We now put real
> underwear on him (when these are wet he feels it and his accuracy
> indicating wet and dry increased dramatically) but we put a diaper over
> them (cheaper than pull-ups).  This way, if there is an accident then his
> clothes stay dry, the pre-school teachers don't need to change his clothes
> and he isn't embarrassed in front of classmates with wet clothes.  Are 4
> year olds embarrassed?  Anyway, now we are working on a scheduling program
> and trying to teach him to communicate his need to go to the bathroom.
>
> Just a suggestion.  Good luck,
> Kim
>
>
> At 03:07 PM 5/25/1999 EDT, you wrote:
> >Hi-
> >My daughter was vent dependent for 2 years and trached for 2 1/2, no w we
> >want to potty train her.  She has CP and I was wondering how did it go for
> >those that have passed that stage.
> >We have not worried about it until now with the vent and trach but feel the
> >time as come.  How will we know if she can control herself or not, verse just
> >learning or muscle control?
> >
> >Kristina
> >
>