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Date: | Wed, 26 May 1999 10:49:02 -0500 |
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My grandson is 3 1/2 and is just now potty trained. He is able bodied. I
never said any thing, but wanted to ask if my daughter would be going to
school with him to change his diapers. I guess she knew best, because once
he was ready, he was trained in a week.
Bobby
>Hi,
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> I am not sure the age is critical - My Amber wasn't completely potty
>trained until 4. I was much more concerned with her mental and physical
>development than her ability to be a trained to what society considers a
>benchmark achievement - I am continually amazed at the age people try to
>potty train kids. I actually found diapers to be more convienent than being
>at the kids beck and call - frankly until the child is potty trained it is
>amusing to watch the parents being trained to leap at the kids command. Once
>Amber was older and able to understand why and want to do - she was potty
>trained in short order. And the added bonus was - there was never a slip up.
>I think today the trend is moving away from early potty training to a more
>reasonable age.
>
> Brightest Blessings
> Trisha
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