Don't know what the weather's like where you live, but letting a child go
naked gives them an excellent sense of when they're wet!  A friend of a
friend did this, and had her NDA child trained in just a few days.  (I would
only try it in the summer time, though!)

Dianne
-----Original Message-----
From: Chester M Worwa <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: Potty training


>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
>> >
>>
>