Have you ever heard of a baby doing this?
11-24-2010, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by hannajo
I realize all babies develop different skills at different ages. But today, the baby I nanny for (I affectionately call her "my baby.") pooped in the potty - twice. And she is seven months old.
I know the parents had been using the potty chair when she appeared to be preparing to poop. Well today, she was "tooting" and squirming like she usually does before she poops. So for fun I decided I put her on - she still can't even sit without a little support. And sure enough she poops. After she went the second time, I'm convinced she knows what she's doing. I'm absolutely amazed. I thought the dad was a little bit nuts when he told me he bought her the potty chair... I've never even heard of trying to potty train a child until at least 18 months for the most mature.
Do you know of other babies that potty train so early, or is my family just full of slow developers?
I know the parents had been using the potty chair when she appeared to be preparing to poop. Well today, she was "tooting" and squirming like she usually does before she poops. So for fun I decided I put her on - she still can't even sit without a little support. And sure enough she poops. After she went the second time, I'm convinced she knows what she's doing. I'm absolutely amazed. I thought the dad was a little bit nuts when he told me he bought her the potty chair... I've never even heard of trying to potty train a child until at least 18 months for the most mature.
Do you know of other babies that potty train so early, or is my family just full of slow developers?
11-24-2010, 05:13 PM
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Check out this site on “elimination communication.” We had many parents using this technique with their babies 6 years ago in Austin. It’s known all over the world; the US is one of the few countries that teaches it infants to ignore the call of nature and go in their pants/diapers. Then we turn around about two years later and demand the babies stop “messing” and get “trained.”
It’s a fascinating subject actually, LOL!
http://www.tribalbaby.org/ECindex.html
Jan in VA
It’s a fascinating subject actually, LOL!
http://www.tribalbaby.org/ECindex.html
Jan in VA
11-24-2010, 05:43 PM
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Wow! That's pretty amazing. I thought my kids were good being trained by 12 months. I agree with the other "old schoolers" that the parents today wait too long. When I spent a weekend with my 2 1/2 yr old grandson he didn't pee or poop in his diapers once during the day. Daughter & SIL are too "busy" (translate that to lazy) to keep it up and at over 3 yrs he's still in diapers. They said he'll go when he's ready. Well, he was ready that weekend back in May!
11-24-2010, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Check out this site on “elimination communication.” We had many parents using this technique with their babies 6 years ago in Austin. It’s known all over the world; the US is one of the few countries that teaches it infants to ignore the call of nature and go in their pants/diapers. Then we turn around about two years later and demand the babies stop “messing” and get “trained.”
It’s a fascinating subject actually, LOL!
http://www.tribalbaby.org/ECindex.html
Jan in VA
It’s a fascinating subject actually, LOL!
http://www.tribalbaby.org/ECindex.html
Jan in VA
11-24-2010, 05:54 PM
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I came across an old (1940's ) parenting book - they talked about this technique as if it were commonplace. Even recommended, be sure to support the baby's head while you have them sitting on the potty as people were doing it when the baby was very young.
11-24-2010, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by amma
I am old school, and think we are waiting too long now to start them too.
I agree. I was talking to someone else who says she doesn't even try to potty train until her kids are 3 years old (She has 3 kids.). All I could think about was the financial cost of all those diapers for all those years.
11-24-2010, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
I came across an old (1940's ) parenting book - they talked about this technique as if it were commonplace. Even recommended, be sure to support the baby's head while you have them sitting on the potty as people were doing it when the baby was very young.
p.s. Sorry if I'm posting too much on this thread. My whole outlook on potty training majorly changed today. I never thought I would be writing so much about pooping!
11-24-2010, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by hannajo
Originally Posted by ptquilts
I came across an old (1940's ) parenting book - they talked about this technique as if it were commonplace. Even recommended, be sure to support the baby's head while you have them sitting on the potty as people were doing it when the baby was very young.
p.s. Sorry if I'm posting too much on this thread. My whole outlook on potty training majorly changed today. I never thought I would be writing so much about pooping!
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