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Teachers toilet training

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Truffle43 Sun 09-Jun-24 22:02:53

I was saddened to read the article about teachers needing to toilet train children and to teach them basic words. Reading the article it stated that the families speak English and there are no disabilities. It was a rule when mine were young that you could not attend nursery school age 3 if not toilet trained. I understand Covid must of had an impact as parents working from home and trying to home school at the same time would have lost valuable time with the younger children. I do think it needs addressing as the children are missing key stages in their lives which puts them behind their peers. It could be contributing to the amount of teachers leaving the profession. My concerns are how many hours of teaching time do the other children in class lose while teachers are dealing with these issues.

Witzend Thu 17-Oct-24 13:37:37

IMO it’s the general availability of disposable nappies and pull-ups that’s to blame. A friend of a dd was still saying that her son (no special needs) still ‘wasn’t ready’ for potty training at well over 3. And there are evidently many the same.

It was unheard of back when women had to wash and dry terry nappies, often without an automatic washing machine, let alone a dryer.
Sheer laziness/CBA-ness.