Forced Potty Training Too Soon

[Suzie_Homemaker]

I think this Mom's version of toilet training might not match yours. If the child is as delayed as said, the with poorly co-coordinated movements, then there's no way that child will be able to recognized the need to go, walk to the washroom, undress their lower half, toilet, wipe, redress their lower half and come back to the play area. To me, toilet training isn't an adult doing all the steps to put them on the potty and all the steps once they stand up - it's independent toileting. I'm willing to bet if you chat with Mom, that's not her definition of toilet training or her goal in this week off. I bet if she feels she needs a week off to get her child to an acceptable level, and you ask her to outline what stage she's expecting to be at at the end of her week, she should be able to realized that's not plausible in a group care environment.