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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked with a 5 year old like that once, child had developmental disabilities but the reason why they hadn’t been trained was lack of parent follow through. No other reason than dad worked away from home and mom was too busy playing games on the computer to be bothered. She knew this as she admitted that she was the reason the child hadn’t been trained.

I had to have my supervisees train when we were in the home (so like 3 hours, 5-10 times per week) and after a couple months the mom hopped on board. Not ideal but it worked, much more quickly than I had expected actually.

I’d ask parent if there’s a medical concern and if not then train in school and find a way to teach mom what you did so she can follow through at home. Some parents just need someone to guide them in the right direction or to see that their child is capable of something they didn’t expect them to be capable of.
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No, a kindergarten teacher does not have time to potty train a child in school. Preschool teachers can assist with training but K teachers cannot. The teacher needs to get assistance from the school's SpEd team and the nurse and there needs to be a plan in place with the parents to address the issue in order to help this child and minimize disruption in the class.

Also, just asking "is there a medical issue?" doesn't sound like it's good enough. They're maybe a medical issue the parent is unaware or doesn't even know how to ask the pediatrician about. Also with potty training, people have this idea that the only reason for delayed training (other than "lazy parents") is a physical disability, but kids with autism, ADHD, and anxiety all tend to train later and with more difficulty.

Also the teacher already noted there are speech and communication delays. Speech and communication are an important part of potty training because the child must learn to articulate the need to go. Again, as others have noted, this is a disability issue.

It's gross to me how many people in this thread are talking about this like it's obviously lazy parents when it's very clear this is a child with a disability of some kind. All the lazy parents I know still potty trained their kids by 5 because they were too lazy to keep changing diapers! Something else is going on here. This child needs help.[/quote]

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