In general, toileting accidents in the child care setting should be handled casually. Children who have learned to use the toilet may feel embarrassed if they wet their pants. Shaming or scolding the child will only make him more uncomfortable. Here are some quick tips for handling toileting accidents in the child care setting:
Diapering, toileting, and hand washing are important routines in child care, and those areas of the child care classroom are important parts of children’s experience in child care. With thoughtful planning, child care providers can set up an area to handle these important caregiving routines while also significantly reducing the spread of germs and disease.
Diapering is a regular, everyday occurrence in infant and toddler classrooms. It is important to set up a diapering area that is …
Learning to use the toilet is an important milestone for young children. Child care providers and parents need to work together to decide when a toddler is ready to learn how to use the toilet. Here are some things child care providers should keep in mind as toddlers approach this important milestone:
Learning to use the toilet is an exciting process for young children. Child care providers can make toilet learning smoother and prevent the spread of germs from one child to another by remembering these basic toilet learning “dos.”
Learning to use the toilet is an important developmental milestone for toddlers. Child care providers can help children with this learning process by being encouraging, knowing the signs of toilet learning readiness, and keeping toileting routines as consistent as possible while children learn how to use the toilet.
Each child will follow his or her own time schedule in being ready to use the toilet. To use the toilet successfully, children must be able to …
Diapering and toileting are two of the most common times that germs are spread in child care. Child care providers need to know the right way to change diapers and appropriate ways to help children us the toilet in order to greatly reduce the spread of illness in the child care program. The following articles have specific ideas and information about safe and sanitary diapering and toileting in a child care setting.
