freswith Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4649006/Britain-faces-potty-training-crisis.html. Link to comment
Dougie1970 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I think this is more common than one might think because there are many parents who might not admit to having older kids who aren't potty trained. I was a child in the seventies who was a late potty trainer and my mom and grandma went to great lengths to keep that fact hidden. I began starting to use the potty at age 4 but had frequent day wetting accidents until Link to comment
spark Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I always thought the first story was a classic case of making an issue seem much bigger than it really. They did it by cherry picking extremes, and making vague statements that are difficult to prove. They tried to make a big deal of older children wearing nappies, but some of them were just at night. 1 Link to comment
maly Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 On 30/06/2017 at 3:27 AM, spark said: I always thought the first story was a classic case of making an issue seem much bigger than it really. They did it by cherry picking extremes, and making vague statements that are difficult to prove. They tried to make a big deal of older children wearing nappies, but some of them were just at night. Link to comment
TheChronicler Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 That is incredibly disingenuous, Maly. It is a good summation of sensationalism, not the newspaper. Unless YOU have numbers to back that up. Link to comment
EastCoastGirl Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 6/29/2017 at 3:02 PM, Dougie1970 said: I think this is more common than one might think because there are many parents who might not admit to having older kids who aren't potty trained. I was a child in the seventies who was a late potty trainer and my mom and grandma went to great lengths to keep that fact hidden. I began starting to use the potty at age 4 but had frequent day wetting accidents until 1 Link to comment
Slim27 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Hope this ain't too off topic but if it was my choice and a fantasy world i would just say for get the whole toilet thing and just have everyone wear diapers lol Link to comment
MegaChar Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Well if it gets bad enough then we will be seeing quite a few of them on the forums in a few years Link to comment
carsfan Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 This article doesn't surprise me one bit. A bit of topic but I spend a good amount of time in schools for work purposes. We work in elementary and high schools and in major centers to very small towns. I was recently in a K-4 school in a fairly small area and while using the facilities( single room with one sink and toilet). noticed a handful of kids still in diapers at that school. Beside the toilet there was a cubby with Link to comment
Babyqtboy Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 One of the major things the media does not account for is the rise in diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders, which is probably what most of the children in diapers at school have. In 1980 1 in 789 kids were diagnosed with autism; by 1990 it was 1 in 152. By 2000 it was 1 in 89 and by 2010 it was 1 in 56. As a father with 2 kids on the spectrum, I can attest to the struggles of having school age children in diapers or pull-ups. The real concern should not be school aged children in diapers but the rising rate of autism. Link to comment
Spiderman Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 9/25/2017 at 3:59 PM, Babyqtboy said: One of the major things the media does not account for is the rise in diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders, which is probably what most of the children in diapers at school have. In 1980 1 in 789 kids were diagnosed with autism; by 1990 it was 1 in 152. By 2000 it was 1 in 89 and by 2010 it was 1 in 56. As a father with 2 kids on the spectrum, I can attest to the struggles of having school age children in diapers or pull-ups. The real concern should not be school aged children in diapers but the rising rate of autism. Link to comment
BabyJune Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 How about this as an alternative: Teach kids to change their own diapers and give them an option as to whether or not they want to use the toilet. That way parents aren't burdened with all those nasty diaper changes and kids can wear diapers as long as they are comfortable doing so. 2 Link to comment
Babyqtboy Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Spiderman said: I know this will sound stupid but my life can back this point up. Link to comment
spark Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 On 9/27/2017 at 3:12 AM, Spiderman said: However, my point stands is that they knew more about autism when I started in college then when I was first tested at the age of five so I can personally back up what babyqtboy here is saying. Link to comment
gah!ghost Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 8 hours ago, spark said: I have some professional experience working with Aspergers, or High Functioning Autism, and have developed a theory that i've shared, but have yet to prove. Link to comment
Babyqtboy Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 9 hours ago, spark said: I have some professional experience working with Aspergers, or High Functioning Autism, and have developed a theory that i've shared, but have yet to prove. Link to comment
spark Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Babyqtboy said: I know I got a little long winded there but the point is that I have a very high IQ, no childhood cognitive delays, don't register anywhere on the spectrum, but still have a desire to escape from society myself every once in a while. And I assure you I am one of the most social, outgoing people you will ever meet. Link to comment
freswith Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 On 9/29/2017 at 6:27 AM, spark said: Link to comment
Babyqtboy Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 11 hours ago, spark said: I think you misread my theory. Link to comment
spark Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, Babyqtboy said: Yeah I think you need to better explain this theory then because I don't follow. Link to comment
spark Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 1 hour ago, freswith said: I agree with this - but it might be nescessary to Link to comment
Babyqtboy Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 3 hours ago, spark said: You're stuck because you seem to be reading it as though everybody has some bit of autism. Link to comment
spark Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 On 9/30/2017 at 1:32 PM, Babyqtboy said: Your words, not mine " every individual falls somewhere on the spectrum". This is what I disagree with. Having a masters in psychology, I know a thing or two about mental health disorders. I am well aware of what the autism spectrum is. It is not a communication disorder, it is a developmental disorder. The spectrum accounts for both ends which is how we are able to diagnose mild- moderate- to sever, depending on how much the disorder has effected the person's development. It's not worth getting into a professional argument but how does that developmental disorder manifest itself? Link to comment
tyrantblade3500 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Both my Aunt and Uncle have/had their kids in Diapers full time up until 4 or 5 and then started potty training; but im going with the news company is way over exaggerating the problem for more views. Link to comment
Babyqtboy Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 On 10/2/2017 at 11:02 PM, spark said: It's not worth getting into a professional argument but how does that developmental disorder manifest itself? Link to comment
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