Diaper Free?
Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at
10:58 pm
Just read an article online about these women who are toilet training their children at infancy. What are other people’s thoughts on this? Personally, I don’t think that it’s right, I think that infants are WAY too young.
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OK… there is a difference between potty training, and Elimination Communication.
EC is not potty training… it’s parent training… you learn your babies cues for needing to eliminate (pee or poop) and run w/ them to the potty – you don’t force your 6 month old to hold it – you just learn how to catch it in time to not let it come out into a diaper… most people use this method w/ cloth diapers, so if they miss a pee or poop, then they just change a diaper – no biggie, but if you can cut your diapering down to half or less, why not??
… this works for many, I actually never tried it, but have studied it because I thought it was insane too!! lol
I know someone that has been doing that. But she is a stay at home mom and the baby has no idea what is going on. She knows the babies body well enough that she can time when the baby is expecting to do something.
I think that she is just bored. lol
I’m not going to train my newborn like I do my puppy. My baby will not go potty under a tree, in a sink, etc. to save me money on diapers. It’s a ridiculouos idea, I couldn’t imagine trying to potty train my newborn!
It’s the parent learning the baby’s signals. In no way is it training the baby. I wouldn’t let mine pee in a public sink, but I practice it. And it’s not to save money, it’s because it’s better for the environment and better for their skin.
We have an infant toilet that we use and we also give him diaper free time in the back yard.
You can think it’s crazy… but it’s because you don’t understand it.
And I don’t have to change poopy diapers, so HA!
You’re not toilet training the baby, the parents are being trained to run to the toilet and hope they catch it in time. I think it is completely ridonkulous and a waste of time.
My first thought was that it was a little odd, but some of the comments here are ridiculous (including the one from the person who can’t spell “ridiculous”). If it saves money and keeps diapers from going into a landfill, what’s the harm? It doesn’t hurt the child, and if the parent is willing to invest the time in the process, what business of ours is it to judge? What’s wrong with learning and paying attention to your child’s needs in a special way? Too many people here hotly jump on the judgmental bandwagon over things that don’t concern them.
I read it too and I agree with you.
I read that aswell seems a bit unrealistic to me…
I think it’s insane. It can’t be worth the mess. It’s training the kid, not teaching. Why add that frustration to being a new parent? Isn’t there enough? And my gosh, get cloth diapers if you have environmental or cost concerns with disposables.
I think it was gross that the lady was holding her baby while it pooped on the ground IN THE PARK!
that is nuts. China and Japan also do that
Umm I agree with the one mom.. Too much time to do so.. also it just seems a bit wierd having the kid pee in the sink…
I think it puts alot of stress on the baby and on the parent/child relationship.
This is commonly done in many Asian countries and the kids don’t seem any worse for it.
Those people are crazy.
Its a unique idea that I agree doesn’t work for everyone but it does help out on the environment why not right, to each there own, I don’t think I would want to have my baby pee on the ground or in a sink but if wont be against doing it at home or in one of those potty training toilets and cloth diapers.