
Old wisdom rediscovered
Before the invention of the plastic diaper, EC'ing babies was quite common. A parenting guide from 1914 states:
"All attention should be paid to being there before the child gets dirty. With a little attention you will learn from the child's restlessness to be there on time, even at night. A caring mother can get her child completely 'house-trained' in the 3rd month already".
The Top Hat
Potty
Not only indigenous people do without leak-proof Pampers: Worldwide every second child is clean before the first year of life.
Diapers are not the norm in Africa, Asia, Latin America and also in Eastern Europe. Everyone there knows the "Top Hat Potty", or "Asian Potty", a vessel that is very cheap and easily available.
