tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580015596823556455.post8189368614620515427..comments2023-10-15T23:25:45.564-07:00Comments on The Pump Station & Nurtury Blog<br>: Smart Potty TrainingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384186248338977438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580015596823556455.post-49583423885742735722009-06-01T11:35:18.041-07:002009-06-01T11:35:18.041-07:00That's a comprehensive history! Thanks a lot for s...That's a comprehensive history! Thanks a lot for sharing this!Potty training nannahttp://www.pottytraininginfants.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580015596823556455.post-31746148888088627022009-05-30T13:38:21.607-07:002009-05-30T13:38:21.607-07:00Hi,
Another resource about Baby Pottying is my ne...Hi,<br /><br />Another resource about Baby Pottying is my new site Part Time Diaper Free, all about easing into EC gradually - adopting the natural and gradual, relaxed and cooperative approach used in other countries, and thoughout time.<br /><br />CharndraCharndra at Part Time Diaper Freehttp://www.parttimediaperfree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580015596823556455.post-22448167375636578082009-05-28T12:44:14.811-07:002009-05-28T12:44:14.811-07:00I don't think that the environmental issues ar...I don't think that the environmental issues are as important as the possible health risks to our baby from waiting for 'readiness'. Instead of calling Dr. Lekovic & EC approaches 'early' potty-training, shouldn't we be talking about the 'readiness approach' as DELAYED potty training??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580015596823556455.post-3866525653782772022009-05-27T14:52:54.013-07:002009-05-27T14:52:54.013-07:00No, I am sorry for my knee-jerk reaction earlier. ...No, I am sorry for my knee-jerk reaction earlier. :-/ Yes, you and I are certainly on the same side arguing that Americans need to re-evaluate the environmental impact of their lifestyles. I guess I just reacted to the phrasing in your last paragraph, "..that it is possible to live in our culture, to have the same sense of cleanliness and hygiene that most Americans share, .." That, to me, seemed to imply that Americans subscribe to a higher level of cleanliness and hygiene standards than the rest of the world. I may have been reading too much into a harmless comment.<br />Thanks for you wishes. My husband and I (and later also my son's nanny) have been practicing Elimination Communication with our son since he was 3 weeks old. He is 14 months old now and signing to let us know that he needs to pee/poop. He usually poops once a day, usually right after waking up in the morning. We are down to using about 3 or so cloth diapers on average, per 24 hours. We believe parenting has been a more rewarding journey for us because of EC. We wash his diapers at home and air dry in the sun.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476546595722660264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580015596823556455.post-47918578577420402622009-05-27T14:35:34.194-07:002009-05-27T14:35:34.194-07:00You misunderstood and I am so sorry to offend! Th...You misunderstood and I am so sorry to offend! That is totally the point, that throughout history and in all of the "non-Western-defined underdeveloped world" today, people necessarily practice more natural child rearing. And, in fact, I assert that all the evidence shows that it is not only better for the Earth, but much better for children! The health benefits of avoiding the toxic materials in disposable diapers (or at least trying to limit their use) ADD to the benefits to humanity as a whole. There is really no argument whatsoever for leaving children in diapers until they are 3 or 4 to avoid "accidents", when all of the world considers that a normal and perfectly healthy part of childhood. I absolutely think WE are the ones that have gotten off course here, and I passionately believe that letting Diaper companies tell us that centuries of traditional child-rearing is mistaken is totally unacceptable. Best wishes to you! Jill Lekovic MDJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275429421214168795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580015596823556455.post-18538675368603075092009-05-27T13:53:35.256-07:002009-05-27T13:53:35.256-07:00Do you mean to imply that people in the "underdeve...Do you mean to imply that people in the "underdeveloped world" have less of a sense of cleanliness and hygeine? Let us not confuse lack of resources with a lack of sense of cleanliness/hygeine. America the land of plenty has a lot to learn from traditional cultures like the Chinese, Indian and African - most importantly how to derive maximum benefit from dwindling resources. The earth can oly sustain a finite amount of waste and pollution generated and resources consumed - the rest of the "underdeveloped world" has been subsidizing America's wasteful lifestyle habits.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476546595722660264noreply@blogger.com