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Training starts earlier on 'diaper-free' plan By TEDDYE SNELLtsnell@tahlequahdailypress.com Nelda Littlejohn believes diaper-free training to be unrealistic.
"You would have to spend all of your time watching your child, and their little sphincters are not fully developed," she said. "In short, I think it's a crock of baby you-know-what!" Proponents of the practice say elimination communication can be done using diapers all of the time, some of the time, or not at all. By reducing the number of diapers used, Elimination Communication provides a more environmentally-sound option than conventional cloth or disposable diapering. Winn said choosing the age to transition from diapers to the potty can be difficult. "I tried potty-training my first [child] at the age of 2," she said. "He wasn't ready, so instead of beating my head against the wall, I just decided to wait a little bit. At age 2-1/2, following the purchase of two of the mega-sized packages of diapers, he decided he wanted big-boy pants. So we got them and he was trained. Just like that. We even made a three-hour trip to grandma's that evening without a hitch." Becky Wolfe considers herself a dinosaur in the potty training department, as her children are grown. "When my children were young, we didn't have the option of disposable diapers because of the cost," she said. "I was one of the fortunate mothers whose children pretty much potty-trained themselves, but not as newborns! Potty training from birth, I think, would be more a learning experience for parents than children." 
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