THE EFFECTS OF UNDERGARMENT TYPE ON THE URINARY CONTINENCE OF TODDLERS.

Simon, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Rachel H.

There is a growing trend toward later toilet training of typically developing children. This trend is a problem for caregivers and professionals who work with young children, because it is associated with a number of costs and health risks in child-care settings. Results of a recent study (Tarbox, Williams, & Friman, 2004) suggest that wearing underwear may facilitate the development of toileting skills. Based on these findings, we examined the effects of wearing disposable diapers, disposable pull-on training pants, and underwear on urinary continence of 5 typically developing toddlers in a child-care setting. Underwear decreased incontinence and increased continent urinations for 2 of the 5 participants, produced no improvement in 2 participants, and when combined with increased fluid intake and longer sitting periods, produced some favorable trends for the 5th participant.

TOILET training; BOWEL & bladder training; CHILD rearing; DEFECATION; URINATION; CAREGIVERS; MEDICAL personnel; DIAPERS; UNDERWEAR

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (Wiley-Blackwell), 2006, Vol 39, Issue 3, p363

0021-8855

Academic Journal

10.1901/jaba.2006.124-05