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From: mcburnet@topaz.ARPA (Roe McBurnett mcburnet@topaz.uucp)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Potty training
Message-ID: <2415@topaz.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 14:37:38 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 14:37:38 1985
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In article <690@ihlpg.UUCP> sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan) writes:
>> Sarah Dugan writes:
>> 	I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter who... doesn't seem to understand that
>> 	"poopies" are dirty and stinky....
>>I can't help feeling that it's a mistake to teach that "poopies" are dirty and
>>stinky.  That kind of social condititioning is just extra baggage; it doesn't do
>> any good and may do some harm.
>> ---Pete
>> 
>Come on now!  For heaven's sake.  I'm not making a social statement.  I just
>want my daughter to realize that if she doesn't wipe properly she will 1)
>smell funny 2) be uncomfortable and 3) probably make herself sick by creating
>a yeast infection...I think I'll run
>the risk of "socially conditioning" my daughter.
>Sarah E. Dugan

In "No More Diapers" and other books on the subject of toilet learning, they
make the point that to a child the bm (bowell movement) has indeed come from
inside the child's body and if one states that it can cause sickness the
child could conclude that there is sickness inside the child's body.  They
recomend that one emphasize cleaning up without relying on the dirtyness of
the matter.  

My son (4years) is just getting to the point of wiping himself consistantly
and although he does not do it perfectly he gets the job done.  I always
offer to check his efforts (If he wants me to!!). Progress is being made.



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