Those French...and Elimination Control

Okay, let's start off with the Parisians and their riotous nature. The riots were cool in Les Miserables, but setting 50 year old women on fire Just Because is hella not cool. Two boys died, electrocuted because they were hiding in a powerhouse substation. Stupid of them, and it's sad they're gone...but why is EVERYONE up in arms? This is why no one likes the French. These riots right here are the reason.

And onto another fad in child rearing that made me want to throw things at my television--Elimination Control, or EC for short. This is when you don't put a diaper on your infant, but rather look for "signs" that he/she is about to urinate/defecate and then you put said child on what ammounts to a glorified bed pan. This is supposed to improve the parent-child bond as you are learning to communicate with each other, as well as make a happier baby because he/she is not sitting around in his/her own waste.

First of all...WHO has the time for this? The doctor they interviewed pointed out that if you have a job, or another child, this is just not feasible. Every twenty minutes, this one woman was rushing her 6-month-old to the "potty." Secondly, who REALLY lets the kid sit around in his/her own waste? The kid lets you know when he/she is uncomfortable...you change the diaper...voila! Happy baby!

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