Baby Potty Training – 5 Reasons To Try Potty Training Your Baby Early
A lot of kids are potty trained around the age of 2 or later. Another option available is baby potty training which has its own benefits even though it might be harder for some people to implement. This article will discuss 5 reasons to give early potty training a try.
1. Encourages Baby-Bonding: Even without scientific study on the matter, supporters of this method are claiming that infant potty training has the potential to bring you closer to your baby. Since it is necessary to be very in tune to your baby’s needs and signals, it creates a kind of communication between you and your baby that wouldn’t normally be there.
2. More Comfort: Diaper rash is believed to cause an increase in crying and fussing. Since less diapers are used with this technique, your child will experience less troublesome rashes that can occur while wearing diapers.
3. Develops Independence: Diaperless babies are encouraged to crawl to a potty at an early age, which gives them a sense of independence that diapered babies do not experience. Instead the diapered babies are very dependent upon the parent to change their diaper over and over again.
4. Less Diaper Waste: The number of diapers used around the world has created significant waste in our landfills. Cloth diaper usage can be one solution, yet it has its own negative effects on the environment as considerable energy is used to launder them. Baby potty training can help in these areas as well as being friendlier on your budget.
5. Completely Natural: In both Africa and Asia mothers carry un-diapered infants around. By doing this they become accustomed to reading their baby’s signs and avoid being soiled by holding their child away from their bodies before they go to the bathroom. This won’t work for most modern families however, but the same principles apply. Learning your child’s cues will allow you to try this form of potty training.
In this article we looked at 5 reasons to try potty training your baby early. Using fewer to no diapers can improve baby bonding, less irritation will occur, their independence will develop, diaper waste will be greatly diminished and this method some consider to be completely natural.
This method is not a well documented one and is greatly debated, however if you are considering giving it a try you probably have more questions…
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