Monday, November 26, 2012

Parental Guidance Tip: Potty Training Takes Time

What's the Rush? Why Not Nurture Baby In the Process
By A. Scott Walton Believe it or not, there are esteemed scientists whose duty is to track how and when toddlers 'go dooty' in the bathroom instead of their Huggies. Companies like Pampers and Pull-Ups rely heavily on this knowledge. And the sort of parents who lean on such literary canons as "Potty Training Your Toddler in a Weekend". The Stir does a good job of weighing the book's pros and cons in a recent (hindsight) review. But the essential question remains: is potty training a process parents rush through for their own sake, or for the enduring well-being of their kids? Here's a song in praise of letting nature take its course...

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