Lunch & Learn *LIVE*:

TOILETING IN CHILDCARE: A Therapist's Guide to Communication & Support

Date/Locations: 

ONLINE: Friday 13 November, 2026 (the recording will be available for 8 weeks after the event)

12:00am - 1:00pm (AEST, eg Brisbane)

1:00pm-2:00pm (ADST, eg Sydney)

COST: AUD$50 +GST (see below for Combo Discount)

-- Replay access also available for previous LUNCH & LEARN events (see below)! --

We'll explore:

• Strategies for communicating with childcare teams about supporting toileting skill development.
• How to support childcare staff with key education on bladder and bowel health and toileting.
• Australian education standards and children’s health requirements.
• What to do when a facility refuses access or class progression for children who require incontinence support.
• Helpful resources to strengthen communication between home and childcare.
• Q & A.

Lunch & Learn: REPLAY ACCESS by Rebecca Khan (with Kids That Go)

LUNCH & LEARN is a series of 1hr training events for clinicians presented by Rebecca Khan, Continence Occupational Therapist, who has 20+ years experience supporting families in the community, particularly in the areas of continence and self care.

COST: AUD$50 +GST each or check out our online learning portal for discounted bundles.

#1 WHEN IS IT TIME TO START WORKING ON TOILETING SKILLS?:

• Toilet training - readiness checklist
• Toilet training steps
• Bowel and bladder development
• Constipation / withholding
• How to set up for success!

#2 URGE OR NO URGE?:

• What are the steps of toilet training?
• What if they have no urge?
• Toilet skill development - 2 strategies
• How to access the urge
• How to highlight the urge
• How to set up a relevant toilet routine

#3 TOILET PHOBIA: HELPING KIDS WHO WON'T POO ON THE LOO:

• What could it be?
• What does it look like? Assessment
• Common sustaining factors
• Skill building strategies

#4 BEDWETTING ALARMS: WHEN AND WHICH ONE?:

• Bladder and bowel development and training
• What to manage first?
• Causes of nocturnal enuresis
• Alarm types, how to choose one and how to use it!
• Resources available

#5 CONTINENCE AIDS FOR KIDS:

• types and uses
• washable or disposable?
• selection guide
• tips for maintaining skin integrity
• tips for self management when out of home

#6 TOILETING IN SCHOOL:

• helping kids feel confident to access the toilet at school (and stop withholding ALL day)
• supporting families and schools with setting up the toilet environment
• getting ready for the new year - transition tips to maintain independence
• advocating for kids' toilet access and privacy
• preparing an effective toilet 'go bag' for school

#7 ESTABLISHING ACHIEVABLE TOILETING GOALS OVER THE HOLIDAYS:

• working with parents to plan ahead with confidence so change can feel achievable and arrangements are ready when the holidays start
• checking bowel and bladder health before starting so that goals are well-timed and realistic for the child's health and skills
• setting up the home environment with summer play, outings and routines in mind
• preparing to continue practice at holiday locations
• holiday bedwetting alarm trials - tips and tricks

#8 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY & TOILETING WITH KIDS AND TEENS:

• how to assess and make initial decisions safely with best practice
• know when to refer on (ie red flags) and where to start with intervention/ recommendations
• where can clinicians look for equipment
• help with clinical decision making
• tips and tricks using NDIS documentation

#9 CHEEKY HACKS FOR TEACHING BOTTOM WIPING & CHANGING PANTS: 

• understanding these hygiene steps
• strategies to teach these potentially messy steps
• equipment to support balance, hygiene, independence and success
• communicating with other caregivers to extend practice across environments

#10 THE ROLE OF COACHING IN SUPPORTING TOILETING INTERVENTION:

• Parent coaching specific to toileting intervention, and/or complex cases
• Neuroscience foundation and its application to getting people on board with programs
• How to navigate parents who are feeling overwhelmed and frustrated that they have tried everything and feel hopeless

#11 PDA + TOILETING: 

• common presentations
• engaging activities for being curious about the body
• cognitive strategies for engagement with the body's demands
• building skills for lifelong bowel and bladder health
• strategies for supporting families as they work with their child to practice at home.

#12 ALLERGIES & INTOLERANCES THAT IMPACT TOILETING IN CHILDREN:

• Many children experience bowel symptoms of allergies and intolerances including pain, constipation, diarrhoea, mucous, high poo frequency, bloating and gas as a result
• These difficulties can impact both early toilet learning and ongoing continence skills
• Suitable for all continence-aware nursing and allied health paediatric providers
• Q & A.

#13 INTEROCEPTION & TOILETING:

• The neuroscience of urge awareness, and its dynamic, multifactorial nature;
• Practical strategies for assessing children's toileting urge awareness in clinic;
• Intervention strategies for building body awareness to cue toileting participation;
• Tools for recording change over time;
• Q & A.

#14: TOILETING IN CHILDCARE: A Therapists Guide to Communication & Support:

• Strategies for communicating with childcare teams about supporting toileting skill development.
• How to support childcare staff with key education on bladder and bowel health and toileting.
• Australian education standards and children’s health requirements.
• What to do when a facility refuses access or class progression for children who require incontinence support.
• Helpful resources to strengthen communication between home and childcare.
• Q & A.