One in four children are due to start school in September without being toilet trained, a charity has said.
A report by early years charity Kindred found pupils are losing, on average, a third of their learning time each day due to teachers diverting away from teaching and towards supporting children who are not school-ready.
Bristol charity ERIC - the children’s bladder and bowel organisation - has now set up an “emergency intervention” campaign for those starting school next month.
ERIC CEO Juliette Rayner said that, while the problem had been a “growing issue” recently, “this year seems to be particularly bad”.
My son started reception in pull ups and we transitioned to underpants later in the year.
He is autistic and has had some trouble.
Calling out parents for this is not fair and has more to do with social breakdowns and lack of help forthcoming from local government resources.
If it’s becoming the norm, then yes it needs calling out. This isnt about the kid that isn’t developing at the same rate because of their own unique challenges.
I suspect this has more to do with lockdown and lack of socialising in early years, so it’s been less of an issue if a kid isn’t toilet trained. That plus first time parents not having other children around as much to have reference development rates.
Your kid has a disability.
That’s not what the article is about.
This is about neuro typical children tbf