Patent ID: 6250929
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A method for improving the effectiveness of a child's toilet training regime, comprising:preparing a toilet training progress scale for assessing the child's toilet training progress at a particular point in time, the progress scale comprising a plurality of questions about learned skills related to toilet training and comprising a response format for each question including a plurality of response values, the response values cumulatively generating a toilet training progress value having a range of possible resulting values;dividing the range of possible resulting values into a plurality of sub-ranges representing a plurality of stages of toilet training;generating a plurality of recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the child's toilet training regime;dividing the recommendations into a plurality of unique groups corresponding to the plurality of stages of toilet training;assessing the child's toilet training progress using the toilet training progress scale, including calculating a toilet training progress value for the child;matching the child's toilet training progress value to one of the sub-ranges representing a particular stage of toilet training;selecting the group of recommendations that corresponds to the child's particular stage of toilet training; andoutputting the selected group of recommendations.