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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pull ups are marketed to be like safety underwear--hence the "pull up/down" action.  Kid is ready to use the toilet, but isn't there yet, so you still have a backup in case they pee/poop in their pants.  I would not equate that as a diaper, which is for the distinct purpose of peeing/pooping in.[/quote]

They're MARKETED that way, and some people successfully use them as such. But they are effectively diapers, and as noted above, many people use them essentially as diapers and only use them at all because 1) their child has outgrown "regular" disposable diapers, 2) their daycare requires them over a certain age to encourage PT, and/or 3) to "start the process" (ineffectively at least 50% of the time IMO)-- but not actually for use only in an emergency or in case of rare miss. A good friend had an almost-2 who requested to use the potty at least 75% of the time, at least for pee, and was in pull -ups... and by 2.5, she has regressed, because she felt it easier to go in a fully absorbent diaper that simply pulls up. I had figured my friend would have put her in underwear to complete the process, but she never figured on actually PT until closer to three, so... The point being, she definitely wasn't using pull-ups as emergency accident-protection. [/quote]

See, I'm like your friend except that I got the hint and switched my child to underwear at the right time.[/quote]

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