What goes in Must come out

We use aloe vera juice as part of our detoxing diet, it mixes well with any other drinks, and is fast-acting relieving bloating, gas, and seems to soothe the digestive system along the way, not to mention the medicinal effects it has on the rest of your well-being. In this case it was selected as a sensory-friendly, gentle, and effective alternative to stool softeners and other laxatives (both herbal and non) that caused discomfort and pain.

Children's probiotic supplements work well, and are necessary when working on digestive cleansing, I would normally prefer to use food, dairy and yogurt products, but the little guy in this scenario doesn't liked dairy, it causes him pain, and has refused to consume most of it ever again.

At first, it can seem quite daunting, to have your child toileting independently, but what I struggled most with was why it wasn't happening on its own. It turns out that he had too many health and service providers making it a behavioural issue, when really all it took was some healthy digestion, a few hospital visits, and a quiet approach without immediately following up with the doctor. He regained his privacy, found acceptance for his medical challenges within the family, and is proud to no longer need pull ups.

It doesn't end there, he has a little brother, who is seeing all of this, and is gaining a great deal more control over his own diet and digestion. Currently we have accidents, and disrupting play for a run to the washroom is not a practical idea, however he has come to me at the last second to tell me he needed a hand going to the washroom. Very exciting!

I find a great deal of regression and negative reinforcement as being the results of intensive data collection and strict or frequent reitterance of routines and steps. It is going to the bathroom after all. Anywhere online you will find meme's poking fun at the different habits adults have when they use a washroom; from how much toilet paper to use, whether they remember to wash their hands, or standing versus sitting. I don't see my children as being any different. As a matter of fact, they have amazing memories, a gift for adaptive behaviours, and empathy paired with a developing strength to assimilate appropriate behaviours when modeled. All they need is practice, encouragement, support, and understanding to their learning techniques.

A few weeks ago I was faced with sensory challenges in the washroom with 'A', now we have moved onto my interference as being undesired, so I will fade myself out in some aspects, meanwhile preaching and modeling the how-to's with his older brother's new found pride as a backbone to positive reinforcement, through natural means only.