February 12, 2013

Potty Training - Cambodian Style

Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to take a moment and mention one of the things that you would notice, if you were to come to Cambodia. Kelsi and I refer to it as NBS... or Naked Baby Syndrome. As you drive around in the tuk tuk, you will pass countless babies to young toddlers all with no pants on--and some just completely naked. At first glance you think, "these poor people don't have enough money to buy their children clothes!" But then you realize that they are simply genius parents taking advantage of Cambodian carpentry and architecture. The floors are all tile... everywhere you look, tile floor. So from the moment the baby reaches one and half to two years old, the mom simply carries him or her around stark naked, and when the baby starts to pee, you rush them over to the spot you want them to go, and they learn where they are supposed to go to the bathroom. Abby is was three when she arrived, and she was completely and totally potty trained. We are now attempting to potty train Lily, and it is a challenge. Just today, I put her on the potty, she did nothing, and the minute I put her big girl pants on again, she peed : / we're learning. I find that the Cambodian people have a much simpler potty training method, but I understand Kelsi's concern with having our daughter walking around without pants on... Anyways, I thought this fun fact about Cambodian Potty training might interest you guys. That's all for now :)
BecauseHeLives,
Micah.

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