Toilet Training
Assessing the physiological, developmental and behavioral features in regards to toilet training.
What is child readiness?
In order to diagnose ODD, the symptoms must last this amount of time.
What is at least 6 months?
Separation anxiety will typically start around this age.
What is school age children?
After this age, thumb sucking should be intervened on to prevent future dental issues
What is after age 4?
We should obtain a UA and UCx to assess
What is diurnal enuresis?
This disorder is most comorbid when diagnosing ODD.
What is ADHD?
This is when separation anxiety becomes problematic.
What is when it causes disruption to everyday life/distresses kids or parents and persists for more than a few months?
This can occur during temper tantrums when children start to take in a deep breath to cry.
What are cyanotic breath holding spells?
It involves increasing fluid intake, regular intervals of toilet time and positive reinforcement for correct behavior.
What is parent-oriented toilet training?
This is not helpful when trying to treat ODD and can actually be harmful.
What are boot camps?
These are some symptoms that children will complain of to avoid going to school.
What are headaches or stomach aches?
This is thought to be one of the main reasons behind why children have temper tantrums.
What is they don't have enough vocabulary to express themselves?
We use this rule of thumb to estimate how much fiber a child should be intaking in grams per day.
What is age plus 5?
These medications can be helpful in treating comorbid ADHD and ODD.
What are methylphenidate, guanfacine, clonidine and atomoxetine?
This is when children don't feel bad about skipping school and do not feel the need to be with a parent or caregiver.
What is truancy?
This behavior found during teething can become unwanted if kids use it to get their way.
What is biting behavior?
Suggestions to address this include telling the parent to pause toilet training for a few months, continue to encourage imitation behavior and read books/watch videos regarding toilet training.
What is toileting refusal or resistance?
Focus is on positive reinforcement, reasonable and consistent limits and consequences, shared hobbies/interests between the parent and child.
What is parent management training? (part of parent behavior therapy)
This is what children miss out on when they are not in school due to school avoidance/refusal.
What is development of independence and important social skills?
This is what we should encourage parents to do when trying to change behaviors.
What is encourage positive reinforcement for good behavior and ignore/not attend to poor behavior?