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I think I have said this before. A diaper on a 3 year old is the biggest red flag a parent can throw up for me. This means that the parent bends over backwards in a zillion ways to try to help the child, but always ends up harming him/her. For example, these are the same kids who don't swim well until later because the parents freak them out about it, don't climb to the top of the jungle gym, are picky eaters, etc. Be respectful of your child as a person and help him or her grow and be confident. This starts in babyhood/toddlerhood. He/she will have an easier time in school, making friends, and in life. Infantilizing is not helping. As soon as I see that diaper, I run. My kids don't even know how to react to 3 year olds talking about having a poop in their pants (I have seen them have a funny look on their faces in a couple of these situations) because we don't generally spend time with these people and their school requires potty training by 2.5. And no--I AM NOT REFERRING TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY. [/quote]

So my DS learned to swim at 4, was winning ribbons for the swim team at 8, ran for the length of two fields before he turned to look for me at 2, preferred to eat sushi and fresh fruit over all other foods by 4, plays soccer on a high level travel team, and was elected to an all-school position last year. He also toilet-trained at 3.5. Does he have confidence issues I don't know about? Am I missing something?[/quote]

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