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Day Care Toileting Accidents

'I was too late' or 'I had an accident and peed my pants' are refrains all too familiar to anyone involved in working with toilet training children at day care. Whether a novice at the potty training process or an experienced toileter having a bad day, toilet training accidents are par for the course in every preschool.

These leakages occur for a variety of reasons including untrained bladders/bowels not sending the message to the brain fast enough, kids being just too busy playing and learning to want to go to the pesky bathroom and simply because a child is having a bad day (happens to us all).

Either way, we day care owners must be on hand to clean up both child and bathroom, comfort with encouraging words and get smiles back on faces as confidence rebuilding occurs.

Don't despair, the clean up process can be easy and potty training accidents minimized by taking the following simple steps. It is vital to offer regular reminders to visit the potty which used in conjunction with an awareness of the child's developmental level and a knowledge of their routines can be very effective.

Visiting the toilet on a regular basis is the habit you are instilling in the child (even if they don't actually 'go' every time). All attempts are an achievement and should be commended. Keep you eyes peeled for the kids who 'hold it' with crossed legs because they don't want to be distracted from a game or activity. Have a toileting emergency pack to hand near each potty area including disposable shoe covers, gloves, sanitizer, cloths and large absorbent tissues !for a quick clean up. Ensure you can easily access the child's spare clothes bag (a reserve stash of three sets of clothes should be a requirement for each potty training child) and have a plastic bag in the emergency pack for any soiled items). Don't forget to sanitize the bottom of little shoes that may have walked in the offending substances!!

All the above steps can help to ease everyone through these little dramas. Remember, these accidents are destined to occur and it's not advisable to get caught out. Be prepared and you can sail through each episode.

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