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When your child is in the pre-school age group, you can start teaching your child CIC more actively. Use a doll to show him/her how a catheter is used.
Sit down and draw pictures together, and explain how urine leaves the bladder.
When it is time to empty the bladder, let your child try to find his/her urethra and insert the catheter by himself/herself. Even when your child has learned to insert a catheter, it is important that you to help make sure that the bladder has been emptied properly and correctly.
By the time your child begins school, he/she can help in the process of emptying his/her bladder with a catheter on their own.
Some tips
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If you are having difficulties keeping your child still during the catheterization process, try to get him/her to participate more in the emptying procedure itself.
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If your child feels that catheterization is boring, you can place a television set in the bathroom for distraction during the procedure.
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When your child begins school ask the school to put an extra bathroom cabinet in one of the school's toilets. This cabinet can be used to store catheters and other equipment that can help your child empty his/her bladder during the school day.
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