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decided to start the toilet training program, it is
important to understand that there are certain
activities in which the child will not participate
during the program. Below are a number of
examples of the central nature of the toilet
training process in the life of the child and the
family:
At Beit Issie Shapiro, if a child is in the toilet
training process he or she will not take part in
any Snoezelen activity
The family needs to organize family activities
so that there will always be a toilet nearby that
is appropriate to the child’s disability
Toilet times may conflict with possible times
for using the standing frame, and the child will
stand less.
As mentioned, there may be many accidents
in the toilet training process. Each accident
requires a break in the activity to change
clothes. This takes considerable time and can
have a significant impact on participation in
various therapies, kindergarten meetings, and
class lessons.
If the child has an accident in the middle of
speech therapy or physiotherapy, for example,
it takes time to change his or her clothes and
so there may not be time that day to continue
with the therapy. The same is true with regard