Thinking about wee and poo now you're on your way to school!

Toilet training hints and tips for parents and carers whose children are starting school.

Thinking about wee and poo now you're on your way to school!
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Shop promotion: Brolly Sheets Hugs and Kisses bed pad

10% off a popular bedwetting product in the ERIC shop until the end of August.
Martina Thomas - Paediatric Urology Nurse Specialist
Thank you for supporting our 2018 skydive

Every penny raised by our fundraising skydive will help children and teenagers living with a bladder or bowel problem.
ERIC calls for abstracts for Paediatric Continence Care Conference

Deadline for submissions has been extended to August 10.

How to Potty Train Live

ERIC are delighted to be supporting a free programme for parents and carers with potty training this summer.
'Potty training - taking control' workshops

Book your place on one of ERIC's workshops in the South West and get all the information you need to successfully potty train your child.
Potty training - taking control: parent workshop, Keynsham

Workshop aimed at parents of children under five giving you all the information you need to successfully potty train your child.
Potty training - taking control: parent workshop, Taunton

Workshop aimed at parents of children under five giving you all the information you need to successfully potty train your child.
New 'Help at school' area of ERIC website

ERIC have launched a new look area of their website with best practice guidance designed to improve schools' policies in relation to toilets and toileting.
ERIC take their award-winning training to local community groups

The UK’s leading children’s continence charity has delivered a series of potty training workshops to community groups who support families with young children across the West of England.
Aviva Community Fund update

Thanks to your support, we're one step closer to securing funding for our potty training project from this year's Aviva Community Fund.
Can you potty train from birth?

Elimination communication or ‘nappy free toilet training’ is an age-old technique of training a baby to use a toilet from birth.
Campaigning for change for children with continence problems

Penny Dobson explains how the Paediatric Continence Forum (PCF) campaigns to improve services for children and teenagers with bowel and bladder problems.
Help with night time dryness after potty training

If you've cracked toilet training, when and how should you tackle night times?

Leaflets & factsheets

Download our free leaflets, guides, factsheets and charts to help with potty training, day/night time wetting and bowel problems.
Top 10 potty training tips

Top 10 potty training tips from the experts in toileting. Use these tips to successfully teach your child to use the potty.
How to treat constipation

Childhood constipation is treatable. The earlier it’s recognised, the easier it is to treat. Find out how laxatives, diet, toilet routine & anal irrigation help.
Bowel and bladder helpline

Open: Mon-Thurs 10am-2pm, Tel: 0845 370 8008* / [email protected]. We provide support and information to help with children’s bowel and bladder problems.
Children who will only poo in a nappy and other toilet avoiders

Insisting on wearing a nappy to poo is normal for kids who are potty training, but some would happily poo in a nappy for years. Break the habit with these tips.
How to stop or manage bedwetting

Helpful information and signposting to tackle childhood bedwetting. Kids who wet the bed should be assessed by a GP or nurse and can be seen from age five.
Children's Continence Pathway

Generic Children’s Continence Pathway outlining what help is or should be available for children and teenagers with bowel & bladder conditions.
A Parent's Guide to Disimpaction

If your child has been constipated for more than a few days your doctor or nurse may recommend a disimpaction regime. This means giving laxatives in sufficiently large quantities to ‘clear out’ all the accumulated poo. Read our Parent's Guide to Disimpaction.
Bowel problems: FAQs

Answers to common questions about children's bowel problems covering constipation, faecal soiling, laxative treatment and children with additional needs.
Causes of daytime wetting

Daytime wetting has several potential causes. It’s important to know the reason why wee accidents are happening in order to properly treat the child.