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From: sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Potty training
Message-ID: <690@ihlpg.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 22-Jun-85 23:44:57 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 22 23:44:57 1985
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> Sarah Dugan writes:
> 
> 	I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter who ... doesn't seem to understand that
> 	"poopies" are dirty and stinky....
> 
> I can't help feeling that it's a mistake to teach that "poopies" are dirty and
> stinky.  That kind of social condititioning is just extra baggage; it doesn't do
> any good and may do some harm.
> 
> ---Pete
> 
Come on now!  For heaven's sake.  I'm not making a social statement.  I just
want my daughter to realize that if she doesn't wipe properly she will 1)
smell funny 2) be uncomfortable and 3) probably make herself sick by creating
a yeast infection.  Being male, you probably have no idea how TOTALLY NASTY a
yeast infection can be and how HARD it is to get rid of one.  I think I'll run
the risk of "socially conditioning" my daughter.
-- 

Sarah E. Dugan
"Why am I working on Saturday?"

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