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Hi and Happy Spring Everyone!

I am posting to see if anyone has any helpful suggestions for me
regarding potty training and bruxism:

Trevor is still in diapers at age 5 with absolutely no body awareness
or desire to get out of them. He seems to totally understand the
concept of the toilet and its purpose, but he is not bothered by wet
diapers or bowel movements in his pants at all.

I feel like I have tried every potty book and video. I continue to
ask him to go to the toilet, but he just sits, plays, reads, looks at
his potty story board on the wall...Then gets up and signs for a
diaper again. He flushes the potty and washes his hands, but NOTHING.
UGH! I am worried that I will be changing his diapers at age 15 or 20
and on! Does anyone else have this problem or suggestions?

Also, he is grinding his teeth constantly and will not brush his
teeth at all. He started grinding to self-soothe on ocassion, usually
at night when he was going to sleep. Now it is around the clock and
he is ruining his tooth enamel. He has to be sedated for teeth
cleanings because the plaque is so bad around his gum line. I am
afraid he will lose all his teeth. I am trying to get him to use a
chewy tube as a replacement, but he hates it. I que him to stop when
I hear him grinding his teeth and try to use TMJ release massage to
give him input. He briefly stops the bruxism then starts again in a
few moments 24/7.

With the brushing, I have tried electric tooth brusshes and regular
ones of many styles. Trevor has a strong aversion to soft, mushy
textures, so he will not use toothpastes of any kind. Ocassionally, I
can get him to let me put a wet-bristled tooth brush just with water
in his mouth, but I cannot get him to open up his mouth and let me
brush his teeth well. He generally chews on the brush, then throws it
on the floor in a few moments.

I use modeling, reward systems, picture cards and all sorts of games
with him. Nothing seems to help in either instance of toilet-training
or tooth-brushing/grinding problems. He does not seem to catch on in
the way I had hoped by now. Any shared experiences or tips would be
greatly appreciated. Sometimes I wonder if I should just let it be...

Eager to hear your replies and thanks!:)






Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:17 am

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Hi and Happy Spring Everyone! I am posting to see if anyone has any helpful suggestions for me regarding potty training and bruxism: Trevor is still in diapers...
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Apr 10, 2007
11:26 am

Hi there linplus2: My son Jacob was not interested in toilet training at all at that age. He is 10 years old now, and we are just starting to get some results....
renee brogan
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Apr 10, 2007
9:29 pm

Thanks Renee: I do not have Trevor in a school program. I am planning on home schooling both the children. We have been on a list for respite help here for...
linplus2
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Apr 11, 2007
7:31 pm

Dear Lin and other PWS families, I chose to toilet train Alex when he was young. I used a book by Fox and Asrin, called "Toilet training the Retarded"-at...
Ivy Boyle
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Apr 11, 2007
8:35 pm

Dear linplus2 and all other extended PWS families - Our son is 10 yrs. old and it wasn't until he was 9 until he was ready to control his bowels and urine...
Nancy Haeni
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Apr 11, 2007
8:18 pm

Hi Linplus2: So sorry I haven't written in so long, life has been busy. Jacob's toilet training at school has been that they sit him on the toilet every 2...
renee brogan
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Apr 30, 2007
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