Baby Potty Training – 5 Benefits of Potty Training Your Baby Early
Most kids are potty trained at the age of 2 or a little later. Although this is the most common way to potty train a child, there is another option available. Baby potty training, although it may be harder to implement for some families, has its own benefits. This article will discuss 5 reasons to try potty training your baby early.
1. Helps Increase Baby-Bonding: Although scientific study is lacking, people that support this method claim that infant potty training can bring you and your baby closer. In order to find success with this method it is necessary to be very aware of your baby and his or her signals. Being so closely connected in this way allows you to form a communication of sorts that wouldn’t normally be present.
2. Less Irritation: An increase in crying and fussing that many children experience has been linked to possible diaper irritation. Naturally, by using less diapers with this technique, these common rashes can be decreased or even avoided.
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. Lessen Diaper Waste: Disposable diapers create a substantial amount of waste that ends up in our landfills. While cloth diapers can help decrease this problem, it can create its own problems as it takes quite a bit of energy in order to launder them. It can help the environment considerably as well as your pocket book by choosing baby potty training.
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.
This article discussed 5 benefits of potty training your baby early. Deciding to go without diapers can help increase baby bonding, provide increased comfort for your baby, expand their independence, reduce diaper waste as well as it can be more comfortable for the baby.
This idea is not well documented and is greatly debated, but if you are considering this method you probably have more questions…
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