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Achieving toileting independence is a critical skill that yields several benefits of pressing social, developmental, and health-related importance. The seminal behavioral approach to toilet training established the conceptualization of continence and framework for toileting research thereafter. Contemporary researchers continue to evaluate toilet training procedures that produce efficacious outcomes for young children that closely align with current applied behavior analysis (ABA) ethics and standards of practice. Despite the overall success of behavior-analytic toileting approaches, there are critical directions still worthy of consideration and investigation. In this paper, we acknowledge the seminal roots and many of the contemporary contributions. We also critically reflect on current practices while proposing necessary areas to advance behavior-analytic toilet training research.
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Bacotti, J.K., Perez, B.C. & Vollmer, T.R. Reflections and Critical Directions for Toilet Training in Applied Behavior Analysis. Perspect Behav Sci 46, 447–458 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-023-00384-z
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