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[quote=Anonymous]I have two theories: 1. Because diapers are so crazy-super-absorbent, kids don't get the instant feedback when they've peed, starting at infancy. In the old days, babies/young toddlers felt when they peed and their brain was able to make that cause-effect connection. That had to help them know better when they were going, which of course will help with potty training. 2. For a variety of social/cultural reasons, most parents miss the 18 month - early 2 year old window when potty training is pretty easy for most kids. Perhaps the kids genuinely aren't ready because of issue #1, more likely the cultural norm has just shifted older, so most parents don't even try. And potty training a child deep in the midst of independence and defiance later in their twos is surely harder. So that leaves parents to just wait out the kids until, basically, the kid wants and is capable of doing it all by themselves, without any real "training"[/quote]
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