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That's not true at all: "But over the last few decades, the age at which toddlers become diaper-free has been creeping upward. In 1957, 92 percent of children

That's not true at all: "But over the last few decades, the age at which toddlers become diaper-free has been creeping upward. In 1957, 92 percent of children were toilet-trained by the age of 18 months, studies found. Today the figure for 2-year-olds is just 4 percent, according to a large-scale Philadelphia study. Only 60 percent of children have achieved mastery of the toilet by 36 months, the study found, and 2 percent remain untrained at the age of 4 years." http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/12/us/two-experts-do-battle-over-potty-training.html http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/12/us/two-experts-do-battle-o... The biggest difference that affects potty-training today is the time available for parents to dedicate to it, it has nothing to do with the children.

jakobegger 9y ago
I think modern diapers also make a difference. They are so good at absorbing liquid that they barely feel wet at all. I think toddlers might have been a lot more motivated to learn using the potty when the alternative is sitting in wet cotton cloth.
- Spare_account 9y ago
  My son will be three in May. We only just got around to potty training him. He was genuinely surprised to find out that liquid comes out of his penis. The nappy (sorry, I'm British) is so effective at absorbing liquid that he had no idea. A week in, he makes it through the daytime without wetting himself but number twos are catching him out frequently which is fun to deal with.