todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) (07/16/85)
> Have > you ever known anybody who didn't know how to use a washroom? (except > for medical reasons of course) Do you know of any kid who would stand > the embarrassment of going to a pyjama party in diapers? > -- > Sophie Quigley > {allegra|decvax|ihnp4|linus|watmath}!utzoo!mnetor!sophie There are a great many kids, preteens, teenagers, and even adults who have trouble with incontinence, especially at night. For kids, the repercussions depend heavily on parental response. For preteens, the embarassment of incontinence and bed-wetting becomes extremely traumatizing. These preteens (and teenagers, too) don't go to pajama parties and don't sleep over at friends houses. When these individuals are forced to sleep in quarters with peers (e.g. summer camp) they are faced with ridicule and social ostracization. The problems associated with incontinence are commonly related to childhood anxiety. I agree that potty-training should not be enforced and should be passively encouraged, but one can't assume it is always a naturally occurring phenomenon requiring no parental response (if that was your original point, which I'm not sure it was). ||||| || || [ O-O ] Todd Jones \ ^ / {decvax,akgua}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!todd | _ | |___|