Mum starts toilet training daughter at eight weeks old and says clever method works
dailystar.co.ukREAD MORE: 'I regret what I named my son - it's unfair to give my other kids good names' But according to the 26-year-old, it can be effective when you use the “elimination communication” technique.The method involves working out a child’s cue – which could be a movement, sound, card or symbol – and linking it with using the loo.By doing this, Alexis has apparently shown her baby how to use this sign language to indicate when she needs the toilet.The mum, from California in the US, said: “I had seen parents try toilet training from a very young age even before I was pregnant and I always wanted to try it.“When I got pregnant I had totally forgotten about it and then a couple of months after I had her I randomly remembered it and I started doing research and everything aligned with the method – it just made sense.”Two months on, Alexis said her daughter has come a long way.She said: “Ever since then, we have not stopped once.
Every day she gets more consistent with it and understands it better.“Aya will be turning five months old on September 19 and for the first time around two weeks ago, she did sign language to me, without me asking her if she needed to go.“Typically, I will ask her if she needs to go to the toilet and show her a card of a toilet and then I will take her to the toilet.”Alexis is also using sign language to help her little one communicate before she can actually talk.She said: “There are a lot of benefits to children knowing how to communicate before they are verbally able.“Mainly, because they are available to demonstrate their needs and they are emotionally aware – meaning they are less likely to throw a tantrum or feel emotionally misunderstood.“Obviously Aya isn’t able to talk yet but she is able.
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