'EC' puts babies on potty even before they can sit up

Newark Star-Ledger / Austin American-Statesman ^ | Saturday, February 24, 2007 | Peggy O'Crowley NSL / Ricardo Gándara AAS

[WestTexasWend]

pics at the link if someone wants to post them

[damper99]

No way to raise up an astronaut.

[Man50D]

They should let her drive their car.

[flashbunny]

You win. I don't think that one will be topped on this thread.

[Condor 63]

Odds are good this gonna be a great thread.

Good job. ;-)

[ShadowDancer]

Words fail me and believe you me, that ain't a common occurrence.

[desherwood7]

Maybe they ought to let her go to college now. They're toilet training them now, Is kindergarden next week?

[Kimmers]

I guess one could say these children are not being "pampered"


.......badumbump.........

[CindyDawg]

It's just a catch program.

[Grizzled Bear]

available from www.theEC store.com, which also sells split-crotch pants and underwear for infants

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Does anyone else find this concept a bit disturbing?

[ko_kyi]

My kids were all potty trained by 2, my wife is an absolute wizard at it.

However, her method is impossible without 2 things: Stay-at-home mom and very in tune with the children.

We didn't start training them until about 13 months, though.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[street_lawyer]

Corporate officers at Pampers (the baby diaper company) have released a report that found the babies who were never dipered as infants became incontinent before puberty.

[goodnesswins]

Actually, they have those kinds of kids wear in Asia, from what I understand.....kids just have to squat and go....

[AFPhys]

I can't wait for all the psychological and sociological studies that this will spawn 15-30 years from now... LOL

[ikka]

Someone will post a pic of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog ...

[sgtbono2002]

In America most women go back to work about 6 weeks after their children are born and they dont even see them for 10 hurs out of the day. makes this pretty hard to do,even if it works.

[Tax-chick]

Actually, they have those kinds of kids' wear in Asia, from what I understand ... kids just have to squat and go ...

That's exactly what toddlers do in much of the world, just squat and go, wherever they are. Unfortunately, it's also what many adults do in much of the world.

This is not a trend that I want to see catch on in the U.S.!

[Wuli]

The entire mess of this topic just went right through me, didn't see it coming at all. Oh, gotta leave now.

[Mygirlsmom]

This is "training" the parents if you ask me. Another way for the hyper-educated to feel superior. MY little Snookie never wore diapers!...blah blah blah"

"Toilet training" happens in one day - its the intersection of the day a child has the ability with the day he or she has the desire to do so.

With the arrival of my twins, my mantra became, "when they're 21, they'll both be able to use the toilet, tie their shoes, ride a bike, and no one will remember how long it took them to get there." (And no one will remember what my house looked like either!) I played with my kids every second I could. It was much more fun to chase them around the house yelling, "WHo Stinks???" and have them run away giggling while accusing the other of being the offender than it would be to worry about "looking for their cues" all day long.