This short course is the first part of the toddler toilet learning module for the toddler specialist consultant training pathway.
This short course includes the lessons:
- Physical and biological readiness: detrusor muscle control
- Physical and biological readiness: Control of external urethral sphincter
- Physical and biological readiness: Control of anal sphincter
- Physical ability to manage own clothes and access to toilet
- Physical and biological factors: Circadian maturity
- Neurological and psychological factors: stages of competence
- Neurological and psychological factors: Ability to identify other internal body sensations
- Neurological and psychological factors: Searching for privacy
- Neurological and psychological factors: Follows 2 or 3 step instructions
- Neurological and psychological factors: Requests nappy changes
- Emotional aspects of toilet learning
- False signs of readiness
- Physical and biological factors: Appropriately sized bladder
In this you will look at the various factors that determine readiness for toilet learning. This builds on your understanding of the science of toilet learning.
Prerequisites: The science of toilet learning short course
Relevant prior learning: It is not necessary to complete the following courses prior to this course, however doing so will give you a good grounding in the relevant background areas.
Core module 3: An introduction to physiology and biochemistry.
Core module 6: An introduction to sensory regulation bundle, especially short course “The interoceptive sense”
