Baby Potty Training – 5 Reasons to Potty Train Your Baby Early
Although most children are potty trained around 2 or later, there is another option called baby potty training. It has its own benefits, but it may be hard for some families to do. This article will discuss 5 benefits of potty training your baby early.
1. Improves Baby-Bonding: Supporters of this method believe that infant potty training can bring you and your baby closer, though there has been no scientific study on the matter. A kind of communication is formed between the two of you that isn't usually there since it is necessary to be so closely tuned into your babies needs and signals.
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. Increases Independence: Some believe that by going without diapers, your baby will begin to increase their independence as you encourage them to crawl. This could not happen if they were using diapers as they are very dependant on you for this.
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.
This article looked at 5 reasons to potty train your baby early. Not using diapers can encourage baby bonding, be more comfortable to the child, increase their independence and reduce diaper waste all at the same time and has been considered more natural.
This idea is greatly debated and is not well documented; if you are considering it you probably have more questions...
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