Pampers has launched jumbo-sized nappies designed for schoolchildren as it emerges a rising number of young students have not been toilet trained.
The babycare giant has introduced Size 9 Baby Dry Nappy Pants in response to a survey revealing that one in four children now start primary education unable to use a toilet.
Parents of children with additional needs and disabilities have welcomed the move by the nappy manufacturer.
The larger-sized nappies are specifically designed for children weighing around three stone, which is close to the average weight of a five-year-old child.
The larger-sized nappies are specifically designed for children around five years old
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Major retailers have begun stocking the new Size 9 Pampers in response to customer demand.
Morrisons was the first to introduce the larger nappies earlier this year.
A spokesman for the supermarket chain said: "We were the first to introduce these earlier this year.
"They have been introduced to help children with disabilities or special needs and also a recognition that some older children still need nappies."
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Tesco stock the Size 9 nappies
Tesco
Tesco has also started selling the product, stating they introduced the nappies "in response to customer demand".
Research has revealed that around half of modern parents in the UK do not believe potty training is solely their responsibility.
Felicity Gillespie, director of early child development charity Kindred Squared, offered expert guidance on the matter.
"Medical experts are clear that the time for children, with no additional medical needs, to be coming out of nappies is between 18 and 30 months," she said.
The nappies are also stocked in Morrisons
Morrisons
The availability of school-sized nappies comes as one primary school in North Tyneside has forced pupils to eat in a marquee for over a year after their school building was deemed unsafe due to concrete issues.
Parents of the pupils at Hazlewood Primary School have expressed feeling "let down" by authorities.
"We're a year down the line, and the kids are still eating in a marquee," said Jo Lowry, who has two children at the school.
"It's really not good enough."
North Tyneside Council it was working to bring the hall back into use to the tune of £2million thus far.
The Department for Education (DfE) added it was "working closely" with the local authority.
Rob Mathieson, chair of the school's PTA, said: "The Department for Education don't feel like this is a problem they have to fix.
"[They] don't want to visit the school, don't want to contact us about it."
"The council need to come together with the Department for Education to come up with a grand plan of what they're going to do with the school."
