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ERIC Helpline Podcast
When Jake met Lewis Moody
In a special episode, Former England Rugby Captain Lewis Moody, who lives with ulcerative colitis, meets 15-year-old Jake.
Laxatives
Developmental Psychologist Dr Kate McGarry and ERIC's Head of Family Services Sarah answer your questions about laxatives and how they are used to treat childhood constipation.
The psychology of stool withholding
What's going on inside the mind of a child who is withholding their poos? Why do they do it and how can parents and carers support them through it? Developmental Psychologist Dr Kate McGarry joins ERIC's Head of Family Services Sarah discuss the issue and how to encourage healthy toileting habits.
Poo withholding - part 2
Why do some children hold onto their poo and how can you encourage them to poo on the potty or toilet instead? Developmental Psychologist Dr Kate McGarry joins ERIC's Head of Family Services Sarah discuss the issue and how to encourage healthy toileting habits.
Toilet anxiety
What is toilet anxiety and how can you help your child overcome it? ERIC Nurse Sunni and Head of Family Services Sarah discuss the issue and how to encourage healthy toileting habits.
Living with a stoma featuring Mollie Pearce
In a very special episode, TV star Mollie Pearce, who lives with a stoma, meets 8-year-old Katie, who recently had a colostomy stoma formed. .
Potty training children with additional needs
ERIC's Head of Family Services Sarah and Helpline Advisor Hollie discuss how to potty train children with additional needs and answer some of the most common questions.
Bedwetting
ERIC's Head of Family Services Sarah answers your questions and offers information on how to support children who experience bedwetting.
Potty training
ERIC Nurse Sunni and Helpline Advisor Louise answer your questions and offer information on how to potty train your child, as well as looking at some of the common issues that occur when you begin potty training for the first time.
Poo withholding – part 1
In the first of a two-part series, Sarah, Head of Family Services, and Helpline Advisor Louise, answer your questions and offer information on how to support children who are withholding their poo and encourage them to poo on the potty or toilet.
Living with a chronic bladder condition - Joe's story
Joe has faced many challenges growing up and wants to share how he navigated his way through life at school, to being a teenager, and then a student at university. He shares the things he has learned along the way, how he has had to accept his disability and how it has become part of who he is as a person.
World Bedwetting Day 2021
A joint podcast hosted by ERIC and Bladder and Bowel UK. Alina from ERIC and Davina, a Children's Specialist Nurse chat to Alex, the parent of a six year old boy who wets the bed.
Daytime bladder problems Part 2
In a follow up to our previous episode, ERIC Nurse Brenda Cheer explains what to do if your child's bladder problem hasn't been resolved by working on the four steps to a healthy bladder that were explained in Part 1.
Daytime bladder problems Part 1
Brenda, ERIC Nurse and Paediatric Continence Specialist talks to Alina about a 7 year old child who has started wetting during the day. They explore the reasons behind wetting accidents and how families can help their children to manage their bladder.
Disimpaction explained by a Paediatric Specialist Continence Nurse
In a follow up to our episode on chronic constipation and disimpaction, Alina talks to Brenda, the ERIC nurse to ask the more detailed questions about this subject.
Managing toileting issues at school
Melissa Yapp a speech pathologist and special education teacher gives practical advice to help parents raise their child's bowel or bladder problem with the class teacher.
Chronic constipation and disimpaction
Understanding what disimpaction is and how to prepare for this treatment that helps to tackle chronic constipation
Children that will only poo in a nappy
Understanding why children will only poo or wee in their nappy and tips for moving them beyond this tricky stage
Moving on from nighttime pull-ups and lifting
Tips on tackling bedwetting, how to transition children out of night-time pull-ups and working towards dry nights.
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