Comments on: Babies Get Head Start On Toilet Training

"Diaper Free" Movement Encourages Parents To Start Training At Birth

[phil-in-fin]

Kimi Raikkonen?

(Oh yeah, and in this name, the "o" should be with an umlaut. So sorry about that.)

[phil-in-fin]

Mika Hakkinen?

Kimi Raikkvnen?

(Sorry about that: CBS won''t let me spell their names properly. In both of these names the "a" should actually be an "a" with two dots over it: an "a" with an umlaut).

[phil-in-fin]

To KEITHGARDNER,

I guess you never heard of Nokia?

Kone?

Stora Enso?

Carl G. E. Mannerheim?

Martti Ahtisaari?

Sibelius?

Mika Hdkkinen?

Kimi Rdikkvnen?

I would say that Finland isn''t the only country where children are held dearly. Americans, English, even the French love their children. But maybe some in Finland just are a little nuts in the social areas. You don''t see many people from Finland creating much in this world...may it''s to much of a nanny state?

PS: After traveling the whole world several times in my lifetime, I can say NO country loves their children any less the people of Finland.

[oleander8]

These are trained parents, not trained babies.

[jrlordjr]

We can always learn better ways of doing things, but this sounds like the indulgent-mommy version of following baby around with a pan under its bum, and when six-month old baby dumps in the pan, mommy declares,"My goodness, how prodigious you are!"

[phil-in-fin]

My little son Timothy, born on 9/11, 2004, hasn''t had a diaper for two years, and only once has he had an "accident" without a diaper.

In the bathroom he has a step if he wants to use the toilet, and a little pot if he wants to go there.

When we are out shopping, there are maternity rooms in every mall that have everything for helping parents with their small children, including small toilets, pots, and large toilets with steps.

All I have to do is ask Timothy, "Do you have to go to the bathroom?" He nods his head, and so we go to the bathroom.

It isn''t rocket science, but then again we live in Finland, where children''s health and care is a priority.

[christiansin]

Huh? Instinctive? So, babies have been using a potty for millions of years and have evolved a potty instinct?

What do people living in diaperless cultures do with their infants?

I do seem to recall reading something about toddlers running around naked and deficating where every they might roam. Then the family dog might come along and clean it up in a most unpleasant manner.

Whatever works I guess...

[jshmks]

Yo mom, let him do his business, why you gotta be staring?