BAD Reads
Keep 'Em Diapered
I just saw a book on the reserve cart at the library titled "Diaper Free By 3"
And once again I wondered: "WHY?"
What is the obsession about toilet training at an early age?
I know diapers are costly. I know diapers are a pain in the neck. I know it's not fun handling pee and poop.
But is it any more pleasant to handle it on your rugs or on your kids clothing?
It's a heckuva lot easier to deal with a diaper change when traveling than it is with a kid who needs to be held on the toilet--especially if the rest rooms are less than shiny bright clean.
It's a lot easier to clean up your child at a diaper change than it is to deal with an accident in their pants.
Easier to check and see if they're wet rather than having to ask every 30 seconds "do you need to go potty?"
Kids who "train" late are just as smart as kids who train early. There's less of a power struggle in an older kid. There's better communication.
if your kid truly has bladder/bowel control, excellent communication skills and really WANT to do so at age 2, fine. Go for it. But as the mom of two (reasonably intelligent) girls trained AFTER age 3 who had NO accidents once they had learned, I say this to the rest of you.
Stop obsessing. And stick with the diapers.
