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Compelling Reasons To Toilet Train Before Age
Two I am going to let you in on the biggest secret to training your child before the age of two. Ready? You are going to be amazed. The big "secret" to training before the age of two is to train before the age of two! I know. It sounds like that is not a secret at all, and is really is not. Use common sense, though. As a parent, have you not noticed your child becoming more stubborn, independent, and opinionated as they get older? Have you noticed your sweet little baby turning into a little person with their own agenda? I am guessing you are going to say yes. Now imagine your child a year from now! (You know the old saying "You ain't seen nothin' yet!") In general, your 18 to 26 month old child is going to be much more willing to please, much more willing to cooperate, and therefore much more willing to learn how to use the potty. Time after time, when a parent reports to me that their child is refusing to use the potty it is in a child who is closer to two and a half or older. It is called "The Terrible Twos" for a reason. Another strong argument for early potty training is to look at historical data. Do you know that the average age of toilet training has increased every single decade for the past sixty years? Here are some truly amazing statistics: On average, in the 1940s children began training at four or five months! In 1946, Dr. Spock published his famous child-rearing book which discussed waiting until children could sit up at seven to nine months old. This was a shocking concept to these WWII era moms! In 1957, 92% of children were toilet trained by 18 months. Human biology has not changed - just societal norms. I am amazed when I read articles or "tips" about "waiting" until your child is "ready" - even if that means waiting until age three or four! Do you think your grandmother waited until your mother was "ready" before getting rid of those diapers? Back then, when diaper wearing meant diaper cleaning, kids were toilet trained early. It's obviously physically possible. If you have done much research about potty training so far, you’ll be familiar with the name Dr. Brazelton. In 1961, Dr. Brazelton completed a study that basically concluded that toilet training should be delayed until the child is ready. He emphasizes a “child-centered” approach where the child takes the lead. This is the most commonly cited study you’ll read about today and it is the reason for the swing toward late training. Here’s the catch – Dr. Brazelton’s study was commissioned by and paid for by Proctor and Gamble, which was the first manufacturer of the disposable diaper! Obviously the diaper industry and Dr. Brazelton had financial incentive to come to this conclusion. I am sure that I will find many experts who will argue with me until they are blue in the face about the idea of training early. I am just a mom like you, who relies on intuition and good old common sense. Training early worked for me, and it has worked for millions of other parents as well. A great potty training method that works particularly well for younger toddlers is "The Potty Boot Camp." It is a short, to-the-point, no-theory, training program. By using checklists, a flowchart, and a step-by-step guide, it literally guides you through the training process from beginning to end. Ninety percent of training is completed in a couple of days and children are typically reliably using the potty within a week. The Potty Boot Camp can be found at: http://www.ThePottyBootCamp.com Article Source:
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