Expertly written resources to help with children's bowel and bladder problems. Our guidance is based on the latest clinical research and recommendations. 

All our resources are available as free downloads. 

Please note: we are moving towards providing all of our resources as translatable web pages and easy to download & print PDFs. We are no longer providing hard copy, printed versions of ERIC's Guides. 

ERIC Poster 

• Signposting poster to help raise awareness of the services we offer

Toilet training

• Thinking about wee and poo now you've reached the age of 2 (English)
  
  
• Thinking about wee and poo now you're on your way to school! (English)
  
  
• Meddwl am bi-pi a phw pw gan dy fod di bellach yn ddwy oed (Welsh)
  
  
• Meddwl am bi-pi a phw pw nawr eich bod ar y ffordd i'r ysgol! (Welsh)
  
  
• ERIC's guide to potty training
  
  
• ERIC's Guide for Children with Additional Needs
  
  
• Children who will only poo in a nappy and other toilet avoiders
  
  

Bowels

• Advice for Children with Constipation
  
  
• A Parent's Guide to Disimpaction
  
  
• How to Use Macrogol Laxatives
  
  
• Template Letter for School re Disimpaction
  
  
• Breastfed Babies and Constipation
  
  
• Poo Diary
  
  
• Poo checker
  
  
• Poo Ladder
  
  
• Template Letter for GPs re Macrogols
  
  
• Constipation in kids poster
  
  
• Smearing

Withholding 

• Children who will only poo in a nappy and other toilet avoiders
  
  
• Toilet anxiety - why it happens and how you can support your child
  
  
• How to help children who avoid doing a poo
  
  
• Supporting children to feel more comfortable around poo

Daytime bladders

• Advice for Children with Daytime Bladder Problems

• Intake/Output Chart
  
  
• Wee checker
  
  
• Giggle incontinence

Night time wetting (nocturnal enuresis / bedwetting)

• Advice for Children with Night Time Wetting
  
  
• Bedwetting Alarms - Your Questions Answered
  
  
• Night Time Diary
  
  
• Bedwetting Alarm Diary
  
  
• Using Desmopressin as a Treatment for Bedwetting

Children with additional needs

• ERIC's Guide for Children with Additional Needs
  
  
• Toilet Readiness Assessment
  
  
• Bladder/Bowel Assessment Chart
  
  
• Guidance for Parents/Carers using Disposable Containment Products
  
  
• Smearing
  
  
• Sensory needs and toileting

Children with complex bladder and bowel needs

• Guide for children living with complex bladder and bowel problems

Reward charts

• Drinking Reward Chart
  
  
• Toileting Reward Chart

Bladders and bowels at school

• Sample Care Plan
  
  
• Sample Intimate Care Plan
  
  
• School Toilet Charter

Hard copies of the guides

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