Infant Potty Training – How young is too young?

When it comes to infant potty training, the common and lingering question among parents is “how young is too young?” This kind of training, often referred to as elimination communication,  introduces the child to the potty at a very young age from birth until four (4) months old.

There are contrasting views about infant potty training especially since a more liberal concept came into existence. Primarily the difference rests on the age of the child to be potty trained. Some experts say that the readiness of the child does not rely upon the age, while proponents believes that this kind of training is helpful for both parents and kids to develop closer ties and to empower the kids to grow independently.

Potty training at a very young age from birth can be useful to parents who advocate the training. This training also requires devotion, commitment, and much time and efforts from parents especially the mother who is deemed responsible for potty training her child.

The training also rests upon a mother’s instinct to determine the need for her child to pee or poop and thus to go and use the potty. It is also a test of how strong the bond is between a mother and her child and how well they communicate with one another.

When it comes to potty training, there is no right and wrong age to do so. A mother’s instinct can determine when her child is ready to be trained. A child usually communicates this necessity to his mother in a language they can both understand well. This is what infant potty training is all about.