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Baby Potty Training – 5 Reasons To Try Potty Training Your Baby Early

November 1, 2009 by Lily Adams  
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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. Increased Comfort: Diaper irritation may occur and cause a baby to be very fussy. Less diapers are used with this technique, so your child won’t have nearly as many rashes to deal with as they are mostly associated with wearing diapers.

3. Expands Independence: Those who choose to baby potty train will find that their baby will find a greater sense of independence at a very early age as they are encouraged to crawl to the potty. If the baby was dependent upon you for diaper changes, this encouragement to crawl and exercise independence would not happen.

4. Reduce Diaper Waste: Using disposable diapers leads to considerable waste in our landfills. By using cloth diapers, part of the solution is attained, yet this creates its own toll on the environment as it takes a lot of energy in order to launder them. Not only will baby potty training help reduce waste, but it can also be friendlier on your wallet.

5. Completely Natural: Mothers in Africa and Asia often carry their un-diapered infants around. They are able to do this without being soiled because they have become accustomed to reading the signs of their babies. While the technique of holding your baby away from you before being soiled won’t work for most modern families, the same principles of reading your child’s signs apply.

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 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…

Want to learn more?

Lily Adams, a mother of two and web entrepreneur has created a helpful meeting place for parents. Her website, ParentMeltingPot.com, has helpful information regarding potty training tips as well as many other quick parenting tips.

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