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‘Funded Science’? Big Diaper CASHES IN On Delayed Potty Training

2025-09-20 Entertainment
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Big Diaper Industry's Role in Delaying Potty Training

Uncover how the multi-billion dollar diaper industry may have engineered societal norms to keep children in diapers longer, increasing profits at the expense of optimal developmental timelines. Learn actionable communication strategies to immediately reconnect with your baby's natural excretory signals.

Short Summary

  • The average potty training age climbed from under two years old pre-1960s to nearly three years old today, heavily influenced by industry-funded research.
  • Delayed training introduces tangible health risks, including increased diaper rash severity and higher rates of medical constipation in toddlers.
  • Elimination Communication (EC) teaches parents to recognize innate infant cues, effectively skipping the conventional, often difficult, "potty training" phase.
  • This structure provides historical context on industry manipulation and practical steps to implement infant potty training/EC today.

This discussion unpacks historical data showing potty training used to occur much earlier, contrasting it with today's near-three-year average, which coincided with the rise of disposable diapers. Guest Andrea Olsen details the potential medical harms of prolonged diaper use and outlines practical, instinct-based methods to encourage early potty independence, regardless of modern cultural norms established by the diaper companies.

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James Li discusses big diaper cashing in on delayed potty training. https://www.youtube.com/c/5149withJamesLi Sign up for a PREMIUM Breaking Points subscriptions for full early access to uncut shows and LIVE AMAs with the hosts every week: https://breakingpoints.locals.com/support Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and Spotify Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Breaking-Points/61575893472315/ #news #politics #youtube

Top Comments (10)

@Aaron-kj8dv 2025-09-20

Wait until you discover the formula companies are the ones fighting against paid maternity leave.

872 39 replies
@wizzlefizzlez 2025-09-20

So basically, you're saying that all this time, Big Diaper has been full of shit?

550 9 replies
@RileyGray571 2025-09-20

Saagar being a dad ripple effect. Love it

393 11 replies
@СергейМельников-е9щ 2025-09-21

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389 1 replies
@davidgetchell630 2025-09-20

Never underestimate how low capitalists will go to make a buck.

281 24 replies
@jon.wilson 2025-09-20

Big Diaper lol

202 7 replies
@Shadow_Dragon_666 2025-09-20

This is why people don't "trust the science"

199 26 replies
@alejandrav5790 2025-09-21

Teachers have been screaming this from the rooftop for years! Every year more and more kids are coming to school not potty trained and its heartbreaking. This is a basic human function and parents are severely handicapping their children by not potty training at an early age.

75 7 replies
@Catsmakelifebetter 2025-09-20

Consistently increasing awareness to these important issues. Thank you James!

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@sqlb3rn 2025-09-20

I still point and shoot into bushes

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