| Most parents wonder how their children
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| | with Down syndrome already may struggle
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| with Down syndrome will learn to become
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| | with weight issues, it is recommended
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| toilet trained. This is understandably an
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| | that reinforcements such as verbal
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| anxious time for a parent, as you might
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| | praise, hugs, high fives be used instead.
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| be thinking about sending your child to a
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| | Some parents may have expectations for
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| preschool program and wonder if he will
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| | their child in the area of toilet
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| ever be out of diapers. Teaching any
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| | training that are too high. Remember that
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| child to use the toilet can be a
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| | not only is your child delayed mentally,
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| frustrating time for parents, and the
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| | he also may lack the proper muscle
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| child, but if you relax and remember that
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| | control at the average age that an
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| you cannot "make" him learn before he is
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| | "average" child is toilet trained. He
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| ready, he will leave those diapers behind
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| | will eventually learn this too; it will
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| someday.
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| | be on his own individual timetable.
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| One professional suggests taking a few
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| | Night training may be even further behind
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| days to document your child's voiding
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| | the average child's schedule.
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| schedule. Check his diaper every twenty
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| | Manufacturers are now making disposable
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| to thirty minutes to see when he is
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| | underwear (commonly called "pull-ups") in
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| going, and what (urine, bowel movement).
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| | sizes large enough to accommodate a child
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| When data is taken for a few days and you
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| | up to 125 pounds. This does not mean that
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| can see some semblance of a pattern, you
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| | your child will be night trained so much
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| will want to schedule toilet times for
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| | later, but he just might not learn until
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| those specific times of the day.
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| | he is that size, and you need to be aware
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| One suggestion is to give your child some
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| | of that fact.
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| fluids to drink about 15 to 20 minutes
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| | "Megan was a few months older than four
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| before you plan on toileting him. Tell
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| | when she was toilet trained during the
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| your child he is going to use the toilet,
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| | day, and in retrospect, I wish I had
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| and if needed, use the sign for it and
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| | relaxed more with her in the preceding
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| help him make the sign.
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| | years in trying to get her trained. I
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| Make his toilet training experience
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| | felt a lot of pressure from other people,
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| pleasant. Have books available for
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| | but you can't "make" her learn something
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| looking at during this time, and keep the
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| | until she is ready to learn it. She
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| toileting time short, about 7 or 8
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| | wasn't night trained until she was ten
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| minutes at the most. If your child does
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| | and a half. It just happened when it did,
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| not void during this time, don't force it
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| | and that's all there is to it," says
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| or use an unpleasant or frustrated tone.
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| | Valerie, mother of a 17 year old daughter
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| Have him get off and then try again at
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| | with Down syndrome.
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| the next scheduled time.
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| | By Jane Orville
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| A lot of praise is necessary when toilet
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| | Jane Orville is the mother of a 17 year
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| training your child, especially for a
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| | old Daughter with Down Syndrome and has
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| child who has Down syndrome. Giving an
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| | spent years researching and compiling all
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| edible reinforcement might be tried, but
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| | the wisdom she has gained into a simple
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| this can lead to the child expecting
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| | guide to assist parents deal with the
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| something to eat every time he has
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| | concerns of raising a child with Down
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| success on the toilet. Since children
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| | Syndrome.
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