The children’s bowel and bladder charity offers training and support to education and early years professionals, and a helpline for families.
ERIC said it has seen a rise in the number of parents contacting its helpline for advice in recent weeks, particularly from parents whose children are due to start school next term.
Some children are still in nappies or need a nappy to poo.
According to ERIC, the knock-on effects of the pandemic and cuts to essential services are contributing to this issue.
They also said that toilet training can be more difficult now than in previous generations, due to many social and economic factors affecting families, and a lack of local continence services and advice to help people who are experiencing problems.
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