Tatlow-Golden, Mimi; O’Farrelly, Christine; Booth, Ailbhe and Doyle, Orla
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840516646422 |
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Abstract
Children’s use of the toilet at school, although rarely explored, is an important facet of school experience with consequences for physical and psychological health. A mixed methods study investigated views of 25 children (4–5 years) regarding potential stressors in the first school year, including views of toileting, in Dublin, Ireland. Despite very positive responses to school, most responses to toileting (15 of 25) were mixed or negative. Although some liked to go, or noted the toilets were clean, most indicated delayed toilet use (‘‘bursting’’ to go) and ambivalent or negative experiences such as fear of not identifying the right toilet, fear of being alone, lack of privacy, and potential bullying. Many children did not expect to receive help from the teacher. As delaying toilet use can have lasting health consequences, teacher–nurse collaboration could be used to develop whole-school policies to support children’s early adjustment in this sensitive area of functioning.
| Item Type: | Journal Item | ||||||
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| Copyright Holders: | 2016 The Authors | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1546-8364 | ||||||
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| Keywords: | school transitions; early school adjustment; continence; bladder health; bowel health; toileting; school nursing | ||||||
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport > Childhood, Youth and Sport > Childhood and Youth Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport > Childhood, Youth and Sport Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) |
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| Research Group: | Childhood Youth and Sport Group (CYSG) | ||||||
| Item ID: | 55650 | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Mimi Tatlow-Golden | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2018 09:14 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2020 19:52 | ||||||
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/55650 | ||||||
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