I just don’t know…
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Thanks to Jessica for this article.
Growing ‘Diaper-Free’ Movement Relies on Babies’ Instincts, Body Language
His mother took the diaper-less tot to a tree in the yard, held him in a squatting position and made a gentle hissing sound — prompting the infant to relieve himself on cue before he rushed back to play. Um…A tree in the yard…we called that redneck growing up…
It makes her happy though, right? She smiles, she’s happy. As Sarah has learned, babies grin when pooping. But don’t we all sometimes…does that mean we are happy? Sometimes.
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August 30th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
I think if a parent wants use a diaper-free approach, go for it. To each their own. We did it for a short time with one of our babies, but it does taking paying close attention, consistency and support. Not easy to find when you’re shuttling another child from one developmental therapy appointment to another. I draw the line at public potting and using a sink. I’m just quirky that way.
August 31st, 2007 at 8:00 pm
A week or two ago I was walking around the corner, looked up, and was confronted by a naked little boy pissing off the porch onto the driveway below while his mom held his penis for him.
She was apologetic and embarrassed and explained he was potty training and just couldn’t wait.
Odd as it was, that I can understand. Holding an infant over the sink in a public restroom? Absolutely not.