When Is The Best Time To Put Down The Diaper
One of the important steps in your child’s life is when he can go to the bathroom without anyone’s help. Finally the diapers are left behind and you can tell when you want to go to the bathroom. This is a very important time for his development and parents should be prepared to know when is the best time to teach him to put the diaper on.
Peeing in bed is a common accident among young children who are still learning to use the toilet and to control their bowels. This learning process is transitory and slow to develop, so it is convenient to accompany the baby with patience and gentleness. You never have to pressure him and you have to respect his own rhythm.
The reasons that lead parents to remove their baby’s diaper are very varied, but are usually external. Sometimes it occurs due to pressure from schools, where many times they do not accept children who do not know how to go to the bathroom alone, or due to pressure from third parties, who believe that the child is older and that he must relieve himself without the help of a diaper.
These external factors should not condition you since it is essential to respect your own rhythm. If you do not respect it, it is more than likely that the child will have serious problems putting off the diaper since they will not feel safe or prepared to do so. Ditching diapers should be a natural and not forced process.
At what age is the diaper left?
As we have commented above, it will depend on the child, although it is usual for it to be between 2 and 4 years old depending on the maturation of the child. Remember that you are not the one who decides whether or not your child leaves the diaper, you must pay attention to the signals that your baby will give you little by little to warn you that he is ready.
A study from Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, New Jersey responded that the ideal time is between 2 and 3 years of age. Although each child is a world and you must know your child to know when is the right time.
There are those who think that children who leave the diaper after the age of 3 may have nocturnal enuresis, but this is not proven. The reasons for infantile or nocturnal enuresis can be varied and have nothing to do with the moment of leaving the diaper.
It is not at all a good idea to try to remove the diaper before the age of two, since it is not at all prepared for the maturation process that comes with ditching the diaper and beginning to have greater control of the bladder. Starting the process before the little one is ready will only make it take longer.
Ditching the diaper: signs that tell you it’s ready
Many dare to say that being ready to go to the bathroom just depends more on physical and emotional factors than on a specific age. Ideally, it is the child himself who decides when to stop; And the truth is that in most cases where they let the child decide when to stop wearing a diaper, the change is less tragic than usual.
One day the child will start complaining about the diaper because it will make him hot or uncomfortable, or he will simply want to imitate what he will see in adults as going to the bathroom and doing his business there. Possibly she will put the diaper back on for a while and maybe then take it off again, and so on until she is confident enough not to use it again.
If your child can already ask simple questions and can even understand them and follow basic instructions, you are in front of a child who can already begin to learn to control the sphincter and warn when the urge to relieve himself appears. This, as we have pointed out above, normally occurs in a range of 2 to 3 years of age.
Another sign that your child is capable of putting off the diaper is when they can pull up and down their pants or skirt without help. Sometimes those seconds are definite between getting on or on the toilet. At first the “escapes” are normal and you should not be angry if they occur, accompany your child and give him your emotional warmth.
Not all children function or learn things equally and at the same time. Some are more visual than others, some may learn more through their ears than through what they observe; It is very diverse, and at that age it is difficult to know for sure … Observe your child to know what he needs and when he can be ready.
However, that should not lead you to ignore the existence of your instinct, which will guide you towards the most appropriate and convenient way to leave the diaper, so do not pressure it and trust it a little: be patient and always show your unconditional love. In a calm and loving environment, learning is always more effective.
