Farewell To The Diaper: Children’s Reactions
Many children around one and a half years of age do not like to wear diapers. Maybe it might be the best time to take it off. The writer Rosa Jove invites us to try at this stage: patience and optimism will be the winning keys.
If you try to remove the diaper in a year and a half to two years, the process will probably not be very quick. However, while it won’t be as quick as you take it off later, the little one won’t feel bad.
As Jove says, babies don’t ask for diapers, parents use it to make their life easier.
There is nothing wrong with that. We save time for children and life is more pleasant.
The only problem is that we often don’t remember that we are the ones who create this addiction. Later we expect that, when we decide, the child will abandon this habit without problems.
However, if the diaper is removed earlier, the problem of the child’s addiction does not arise. Obviously it will be necessary to have a good washing machine at this stage, and a bucket and a rag always at hand.
Each child has his own times
A few days before removing the diaper you should prepare the baby. You could opt for a story with drawings and photos (a comic perhaps), in which you will explain what will happen and what you expect from him.
Jove argues that it is useful to remove the diaper both day and night. According to her, this allows the child to learn earlier than expected. Obviously, however, each parent is free to act as he wishes. Perhaps it is much more convenient for parents to keep it overnight, so as not to have to wash too many sheets, however you can use absorbent bars to place in the cot and to withdraw once wet.
Your child will give you signals
Does the baby go into hiding to go to the toilet, hold urine for more than six hours, get scared and just want the diaper? All this indicates that he is not prepared, that we have been wrong and that we have to wait longer.
The only solution at this point is to put the diaper back on and wait. After about four months we can try again.
As she wears her diaper again, ask the baby what was wrong and how we can improve the situation. Alternatively, we can always bring the story back to him and see if he assimilates what is expected of him.
Many parents wonder why there are children who live badly not wearing a diaper. The reason is that until then they had not realized what was happening.
Modern diapers are so absorbent that the baby hardly notices the consequences of peeing or pooping.
For this reason, when we take the diaper off for the first time, seeing what happens when they go to the toilet frightens them.
Choose the right way to get started
There is no need to teach your child to use the toilet before he is ready to do it (or you are). This simply won’t work.
How to get started?
- Babies who are ready to remove the diaper must be able to follow the instructions.
- Start slowly, first have them practice lowering and lifting the underwear or diaper they are wearing.
- Then move on to more difficult tasks, such as coordinating the idea of taking off the diaper and sitting on the toilet.
Involve your child
Although it will be necessary to understand which is the most suitable tool (potty, toilet reducer, etc.) for the child to use during the learning phase, letting him make decisions is an easy way to make him interested in the process that will lead him to quit. the diaper.
When you have identified the right tool for him, let him choose the color or shape he prefers from the various options available. He will be very happy to know that it is an object only for him.
Expect inconveniences
It is perfectly normal for your child to make mistakes on the way to using the bathroom, and it is important how you deal with these problems.
Don’t get angry and don’t scold him. Better be positive and explain to him that things like this can happen.
Then tell him that the next time he feels the need to go to the bathroom, he should try to remember to use the toilet.
Remember that being slow and consistent ensures that your child learns well.
