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Should
a Toddler Wear Pull-Ups While Potty Training?
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by:
Jackie G. Maxwell
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As a parent, you've learned a lot while your
child moved from being an infant, to crawling, to the mobile stage of
an active toddler. Now that they are older, and able to understand
simple directions and associations, you're working towards the goal of
“no more diapers”. You'll get lots of tips and advice, some of which is
valuable, and some that will leave you undecided about things like
should a toddler wear pull-ups while potty training?
Again, we go back to the disposable diaper versus cloth debate,
although the sheer quantity of either is somewhat reduced by the age of
18-24 months, when most children are attempting to stay dry through the
day and night. But the major question becomes one of convenience,
versus what may be a better and more “natural” way to get your toddler
into the bathroom when he or she needs to go.
Wearing training pants, which are made extra thick and absorbent, is
often a deterrent to the child who dislikes being wet. With cloth, the
wetness stays close to the skin, where disposable paper-based products
tend to draw the liquid away, and the child will play happily, even
though their pull-ups are drenched.
Even a young child can pull up an elastic-waisted pair of underpants,
so there is nothing unique in the disposable version, except the cute
patterns, and you can get those on training pants as well. What they
pull down is not going to matter to a young child, as much as it does
to the parent. So when it comes to wondering should a toddler wear
pull-ups while potty training, consider the cost, convenience, and your
success in having the child acknowledge “accidents”, which will
eventually prevent them from happening again.
About the author:
Jackie G. Maxwell is the resident baby & toddler expert at
Malcolm's Web. Visit http://www.MalcolmsWeb.comand
sign up practical tips that will take the mystery and fear out of
parenting your toddler.
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