My mom visited China about 30 years ago, and observed that there were children who didn't have diapers, and watched as a child got ready to relieve itself in a department store. read more
Parents (moms esp.) would watch their kids, and when it was time (some kids can go on a schedule) or the kid started getting set up to pee or poop, mom would get the kid to a chamberpot or toilet, and not have to bother with changing diapers or cleaning them, especially when there was the lack of resources to do either. read more
Some Chinese babies will have medical problems, such as parasites, that affect the digestive system. They will have them, whatever sort of approach is taken to managing the young child who isn't toilet trained. Even a child in disposable diapers could come home with Giardia or Ascaris, for example. read more
Potty training Chinese style fascinates Western expat moms who see the diaper-free baby style as a form of environmentalism – but they watch for potted plants, just in case. For Junior to "go" on command is a mother's dream. read more