Providing Toilet Training Awareness Program to Mothers

Overview

Toilet training has an important place among the developmental stages. A healthy child's ability to go to the toilet on his/her own is acquired between the ages of 1-3. Those who implement, show and guide toilet training have great responsibilities in ensuring that the period is healthy. Problems experienced during the education period can cause some negative situations, behaviors and undesirable personality traits in the child. The research will be conducted as an RCT in Muş Province, Family Health Center No. 01, between May 2024 and December 2025 in order to examine the effect of the toilet training awareness program applied to the participants on their knowledge and attitudes. The universe of the research will consist of participants who have not started 12-18 months of toilet training between May 2024 and May 2025. The entire universe will be examined in the research without using the sampling method. If the expected number cannot be reached between the specified dates and the relevant ASM, the data collection date will be extended. In the study, the Toilet Training Knowledge and Attitude Scale, the Motherhood Role Scale and the Parental Attitude Scale will be used to investigate the relationship between them. Children aged 12-18 months will be determined from the relevant ASM records. Phone numbers will be taken from the records, participants will be called and informed about the research and their verbal consent will be obtained. Participants who want to participate will be given an appointment and asked to come to ASM. Data will be obtained in the form of face-to-face interviews and questions and answers. Ethical principles will be followed.

The aim of the study is to find out the effect of the toilet training awareness program applied to the participants on the knowledge and attitudes of the participants. There are many toilet training methods applied to date. Among these, the Child-Centered Approach developed by Brazelton is the most preferred. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Pediatric Association also recommend this method. It is preferred more due to the presence of behaviors such as waiting for the child to be ready to start toilet training, having them do exercises, using positive terms and rewarding them if they are successful. Among the other applied methods, the ''One-Day Toilet Training'' method developed by Azrin and Fox was created for children with mental disabilities. It is less preferred due to behaviors such as harsh attitudes and verbal reprimands towards the child. Other methods such as Assisted Toilet Training or Elimination method are less preferred due to cultural differences or the constant observation and power required by mothers. When we look at national and international studies, the knowledge levels of the participants are usually measured and their attitudes are evaluated. No toilet training program was applied to the participants. Therefore, the study is a first. In this study, as researchers, we plan to create awareness in participants with children between the ages of 1-3 by giving them a toilet training program using Brazelton's Child-Centered Approach. In the study, the Toilet Training Knowledge and Attitude Scale, the Motherhood Role Scale and the Parenting Attitude Scale will be used to investigate the relationship between them.