Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Tiny Humans, Big Milestones: Toilet Training Together

    • Welcome

    • Objectives of Learning
  • 2

    It Starts in the Brain (Before the Bathroom)

    • It starts in the Brain (Before the Bathroom): Development Foundations

    • Brain Matters

    • How the Brain Supports Toileting

    • Interoception: How Children Know it's Time to Go

    • Developmental Milestones that Support Potty Training

    • Typical Development Before Potty Training

    • What Comes First? Step-By-Step Skill Development
  • 3

    Signs of Readiness

    • Signs of Readiness: When Potty Training Makes Sense

    • Readiness Isn't Rushed

    • Signs of Physical Readiness

    • Signs of Communication Readiness

    • Signs of Communication Readiness 2

    • Behavioral & Cognitive Readiness Signs

    • Behavioral & Cognitive Readiness Signs 2

    • Emotional & Social Readiness Signs

    • Emotional & Social Readiness Signs 2

    • Signs of Readiness Video

    • When It's Not Time Yet

    • When It's Not Time Yet
  • 4

    From Readiness to Success

    • From Readiness to Success: How to Support Potty Training

    • Supporting Success

    • Michigan Licensing Expectations

    • Diapering and Toilet Learning: Designated Changing Area & Sanitation

    • Diapering and Toilet Learning: Designated Changing Area & Sanitation 2

    • Diaper Handling Rules

    • Diaper Rules: What Does this Mean for Us?

    • Cloth Diaper Considerations

    • Cloth Diaper Considerations 2

    • Toilet Training Equipment

    • Toilet Training Equipment 2

    • Handwashing Requirements

    • Handwashing Video

    • Handwashing Requirements

    • Supervision & Privacy

    • Supervision & Privacy 2

    • Parent Collaboration
  • 5

    Communicating About Potty Training

    • Communicating About Potty Training: Parent Collaboration

    • Talking to Parents

    • Our Role as Communicators During Potty Training

    • What Families Need Most from Us During Potty Training

    • Common Parent Perspectives (and How We Respond)

    • Putting it Into Practice: Scenario 1

    • Putting it Into Practice: Scenario 2

    • Putting it Into Practice: Scenario 3

    • Putting it Into Practice: Scenario 4

    • Putting it Into Practice: Scenario 5

    • Supportive Communication

    • Teacher Takeaways
  • 6

    End of Part 1

    • Looking Ahead to Part 2