Clearinghouse: Toilet Training
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Title: "Toilet Training a Child"
Organization: University of Michigan Health System
Author(s): Information in this website was obtained and written by Kyla Boyse, R.N. and Kate Fitzgerald, M.D.
Date Posted: Last updated July 2005
Link: www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/toilet.htm
Review: The website's main content sections include: knowing when child is ready to start toilet training, average age for training, basic principal's steps in the training process, and many more. All of these are very useful to any average user. Also offered are other resources and recommended books and videos for parents and their children. The site was written to provide good, accurate information in the process of toilet training a young one and it would be very useful for someone to visit to learn the basic concepts of toilet training.
Reviewed by: Jessica Adamoski from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: "Toilet Teaching your Child"
Organization: The Nemours Foundation
Author(s): Health experts and physicians apart of the Nemours Foundation
Date Posted: Reviewed April 2005
Link: kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/toilet_teaching.html
Review: This site includes and contains a wide variety of other health related information for kids, teens, and parents. The main content sections include: child readiness, good time of year to start, how long it takes, kind of potty to use, common problems, and tips for teaching. All of the content sections are useful for the average user. The site offers other articles and resources on toilet training and other useful heath information. The site is very accurate and easy to use with many helpful hints and resources. It goes in depth of the do's and don'ts of toilet training.
Reviewed by: Jessica Adamoski from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: Toilet Training Basics
Organization: Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, IL.
Author(s): No author provided. Information posted by the US Navy
Date Posted: Information is current
Link: greatlakes.med.navy.mil/departments/DPC/pediatrics/helpfulhints/toilettrain.htm
Review: The main content sections of these sites include: readiness, methods, definitions, how to help your child, and many more. The best part about this site is that it offers ways to communicate and reward your child for learning this process. These sites were written to provide accurate information for the general public to easily use and access for healthinformation. Also included are links to other information and contact information to the US Naval Hospital. The sites offer easy to read tips on effective methods of toilet training; anybody can use this site.
Reviewed by: Jessica Adamoski from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: Toilet Training your Child
Organization: American Academy of Family physicians.
Author(s): Familydoctor.org editorial staff (staff list on site). Written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals.
Date Posted: Created 1996, reviewed and updated July 2005.
Link: familydoctor.org/179.xml
Review: This site offers general information about the basics of toilet training. The main content sections include: when to start, how to prepare, how to teach, and how long it will take to toilet train. The site offers a printer friendly version for all. This site provides more information on other health related issues, such as one that deals with the urinary system functions. Other sites link to this site but are not very useful. The site offers very useful, easy, and helpful information on the toilet training process. It does not go into too much detail but its information is accurate, up-to-date, and easy to understand.
Reviewed by: Jessica Adamoski from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: "Toilet Training a Child"
Organization: University of Michigan Health System
Author(s): Information in this website was obtained and written by Kyla Boyse, R.N. and Kate Fitzgerald, M.D.
Date Posted: Last updated July 2005
Link: http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/toilet.htm
Review: The website's main content sections include: knowing when child is ready to start toilet training, average age for training, basic principal's steps in the training process, and many more. All of these are very useful to any average user. Also offered are other resources and recommended books and videos for parents and their children. The site was written to provide good, accurate information in the process of toilet training a young one and it would be very useful for someone to visit to learn the basic concepts of toilet training.
Reviewed by: Jessica Adamoski from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: "Toilet Teaching your Child"
Organization: The Nemours Foundation
Author(s): Health experts and physicians apart of the Nemours Foundation
Date Posted: Reviewed April 2005
Link: http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/toilet_teaching.html
Review: This site includes and contains a wide variety of other health related information for kids, teens, and parents. The main content sections include: child readiness, good time of year to start, how long it takes, kind of potty to use, common problems, and tips for teaching. All of the content sections are useful for the average user. The site offers other articles and resources on toilet training and other useful heath information. The site is very accurate and easy to use with many helpful hints and resources. It goes in depth of the do's and don'ts of toilet training.
Reviewed by: Jessica Adamoski from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: Toilet Training your Child
Organization: American Academy of Family physicians.
Author(s): Familydoctor.org editorial staff (staff list on site). Written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals.
Date Posted: Created 1996, reviewed and updated July 2005.
Link: http://familydoctor.org/179.xml
Review: This site offers general information about the basics of toilet training. The main content sections include: when to start, how to prepare, how to teach, and how long it will take to toilet train. The site offers a printer friendly version for all. This site provides more information on other health related issues, such as one that deals with the urinary system functions. Other sites link to this site but are not very useful. The site offers very useful, easy, and helpful information on the toilet training process. It does not go into too much detail but its information is accurate, up-to-date, and easy to understand.
Reviewed by: Jessica Adamoski from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class.
