Eh, we hashed that out in here before. Most of the world does not use diapers and I am sure most of the world does not like sleeping with pooping babies any more than the rest of us.

I was grossed out though, in more rural areas of China, when I saw the women squatting over the gutters with their eliminating children (the women were not eliminating).

ETA: I was grossed out to begin with, but I actually got used to it and learned to avert my eyes. People adapt, including this middle-aged chick.

In a more rural environment I think I'd give that a shot.

a) It stands to reason that if more absorbent diapers makes it harder for them to train, less (or no) absorbent diaper would make it easier.

b) That's sort of what my father did. His brother was eighteen months older than he was. When they potty trained his brother, my dad just followed along with the program. I think he slept in diapers for a while, but from 10 months on he asked to go to the potty when he had to go.

Hil, is the pain any better tonight?

And now they're featuring a family that lets their sons play with dolls. Wasn't this covered in "Free to Be You and Me"? Back in the seventies?

And for the record, these grandparents were not dirty hippies. That was the other grandparents.

And it didn't work with any of their six subsequent children. Daddy was just some sort of potty prodigy.

Hil, is the pain any better tonight?

Somewhat, thanks. Not totally gone, but much more tolerable.

SWINTON and Clooney, looking adorable.

William wants a doll, so when he has a baby some day, he'll know how to dress it, put diapers on double, and gently caress it, to bring up a bubble, and care for his babay as every good father should learn to do...

These boys who play with dolls also sometimes t gasp help their mother bake!

I just realized. This family cosleeps, and they don't diaper the baby at night.

That's commitment.