Toileting Support in Early Childhood Classrooms: Developmentally-Informed, Compassionate Strategies for Preschool & Early Elementary Educators
Presented by Dr. Amy Vigliotti & Dr. Carly Teperman | August 4, 2026 7PM EST
1 HOURÂ | LIVE ONLINE via ZOOM | INTERACTIVE
This webinar helps early educators approach toileting challenges through a developmental and emotionally informed lens rather than a compliance-based framework. Drawing from attachment-informed practices, nervous system regulation, and play-based learning, participants will explore how toileting connects to autonomy, anxiety, sensory experiences, transitions, and emotional safety. Educators will learn practical strategies including co-regulation techniques, supportive language, visual routines, play-based modeling, and caregiver collaboration to support children through accidents, regression, withholding, and resistance with calm, consistent responses. Participants will leave with practical tools to create more emotionally safe and successful toileting experiences for young children.
Teachers, therapists, social workers, and other early childhood professionals working with young children will benefit from this webinar.Â
Objectives
1. Explore developmental, emotional, and nervous system factors that contribute to toileting challenges in young children.
2. Identify at least three co-regulation and classroom support strategies that may help reduce anxiety and shame during toileting routines.
3. Recognize developmentally supportive language that promotes skill-building, body awareness, and emotional safety.
4. Examine how classroom structure, transitions, and adult responses can influence toileting success or resistance.
5. Discuss supportive toileting approaches that incorporate routines, play-based learning, and caregiver collaboration within early childhood classroom settings.
How to Obtain Your CE Certificate:
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You MUST attend the webinar from start to finish
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You MUST submit the evaluation form after the webinar (will be sent via email)Â
You will receive your certificate/credits within 48 hours after fulfilling the above requirements via email.
This Workshop Offers The Following CE Certificate/Credits
You will select your Certificate or Credit Type after you pay the registration fee. After that, you'll be redirected to a form where you’ll be prompted to choose the Certificate/Credit Type you wish to receive.
1.0 CTLE CONTACT HOURS
New York State Education Department, Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE)
Provider Code #23394
Approval Period: 3/29/22 - 3/29/2027
Young Child Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's Office of Teaching Initiatives as an approved sponsor of CTLE for Professional Classroom Teachers, School Leaders and Level III Teaching Assistants.
1.0 NYSED SW CONTACT HOURS
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work (NYSED SW)
Provider Code #0365
Approval Period: 8/31/25 - 8/31/28
Young Child Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. Young Child Learning maintains responsibility for the program. Social work professionals should contact their regulatory board to confirm course approval for continuing education credits.
1.0 ASWB CE CREDITS (BEGINNER LEVEL)
Association of Social Work Boards
(ASWB)
Provider Code #1366
Approval Period: 3/30/25-3/30/28
Young Child Learning, #1366, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/22-3/30/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 General continuing education credits.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel within 30 days before the event, the registration fee is not refundable. However, you will receive a credit for the registration fee which can be applied to another Young Child Learning event within the following 12 months. The processing fee is non-refundable.Â
Speaker's Biography
Amy Vigliotti, PhD, is a child and adult psychologist, and adjunct professor at Adelphi University. In 2014, she founded the NYC-based group practice, SelfWorks. Prior to opening SelfWorks, Dr. Amy led a program for traumatized youth at the Child Advocacy Center at Jacobi Medical Center. Her work specializes in helping individuals thrive after upsetting/confusing events. Dr. Amy is a recognized speaker on a wide variety of mental health topics, with a particular passion for fostering self-trust and healthy attachments in children and adolescents. This work stems back to her adolescence when her poem, “I Am,” was published in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. “I Am” is used in the educational curriculum at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth and has sparked resiliency in thousands of students. Dr. Amy integrates mindfulness (the art of being present) into everything she does. You can sample some of her guided meditations on Spotify by searching Unwind: Guided Relaxation.
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Carly Teperman earned her Doctorate in School-Clinical Child Psychology (PsyD) from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at SelfWorks, where she specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families. Her clinical approach focuses on fostering healthy communication, building insight, and enhancing effective parenting strategies. Carly practices from an integrative perspective, combining cognitive-behavioral skill-building with relational therapy techniques to support growth and healing. Before joining SelfWorks, Carly trained at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, where she conducted psychological assessments for teens, led Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) groups, and supported participants in the teen parenting program. Her clinical experience spans a wide range of settings, including schools, hospitals, community mental health centers, and foster care systems.
Host's Biography
Dr. Scott Mesh is the Director of Young Child Learning and the CEO and Co-Founder of Los Niños Services which serves 2,000 young children with special needs each year through homecare and center services. He is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with young children and their families and is an expert on assessing young children for developmental disabilities and autism. He has helped thousands of parents over the years make the transition to gaining help for their children through early childhood special education services. He is a leader in early childhood development and working effectively with parents.
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You can access this webinar from various devices and platforms, on both PC and Mac desktops/laptops, as well as Android and iOS mobile devices. Our system requirements for these follow below.
Minimum system requirements
- Browser: The latest Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or Opera for desktop/laptop
- A broadband connection with a minimum speed of 5 Mbps
PC specific requirements
- Platform: Windows 8.1 or higher with the latest updates installed
- RAM: 4GB or more
- Video: Graphics output capability
- Sound: Sound output capability
Mac specific requirement
- Platform: Mac OS X 10.12 or higher with the latest updates installed
- RAM: 4GB or more
- Video: Graphics output capability
- Sound: Sound output capability
Mobile specific requirements
- iOS 15.0 and above
- Android 7.0 and above
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