Ok so we’ve all heard of the kid that potty trained at 1, or maybe those kids that never wore diapers at all……  Anyway let’s face it for the majority of us parents, potty training is a nightmare we would all rather avoid.  Read on to find the ‘real’ solution… The potty training age is getting older and older.  At Real Nappies, we often getting despondent parents calling us saying their kids are 3 or 4 and still not out of diapers.  Well I’ll tell you something, the main reason kids are still in diapers at 3 of 4 years old is because the disposable diaper manufacturers have got too good at what they do!

Why are kids in diapers for longer now?

The chemical super absorbent polymers found in disposables are getting too efficient!  The chemicals draw the moisture away from your child’s skin so quickly that your little one hasn’t even got a clue they have done a wee!  Now try potty training your littlie, they haven’t got a clue what you are talking about as they can not feel a single bit of wetness so how can they tell if they have had an accident?  Poor little thing! 

What does this mean for you? Hundreds more dollars spent on disposable diapers, well that’s what the disposable manufacturers are hoping to achieve, THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO POTTY TRAIN YOUR KID EARLY!    

Cloth diapers make potty training a breeze!

Here’s where cotton wins hands down, parents tell us that littlies in Real Nappies Cloth diapers tend to potty train up to 6 months earlier or even more than that. 

Why? Simple, because littlies in cotton can feel when they are wet and therefore understand their bodies a whole lot better.  They associate wetness to an accident.

Don’t make this mistake

One of the biggest mistakes a parent will make when potty training is to use underwear at home and then change back to diapers when out and about.  Well this confuses your child no end as again they go back to not feeling when they have had an accident and therefore not associating wetness with an accident. 

The solution: Real Nappies Potty Training Pants. 

These pants have a cotton interior, meaning they can still feel when they are wet!  They still use our awesome PUL outer fabric but have a cotton interior with the padding built in.  They are essential for successful potty training as littlies can pull them up and down themselves.  Real Nappies Potty Pants are super thirsty and will contain a few accidents, little one will know they have had an accident, but their clothes will stay dry. 

When the Potty Pants are wet simply pop them in the washing machine, they can also be machine dried if preferred.

Real Nappies Birth to Potty Pack include a pair of Potty Training Pants too to make potty training a breeze!