Editing Diaper (section)

===Children===
Babies may have their diapers changed five or more times a day.<ref>[https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/diapering.html Diapering Your Baby]. Kidshealth.org. Retrieved on April 9, 2013.</ref> Parents and other primary childcare givers often carry spare diapers and necessities for diaper changing in a specialized [[diaper bag]]. Diapering may possibly serve as a good bonding experience for parent and child.<ref>[http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/parenting_tips/ep/diaper_changes.html Diaper Changes – Gentle Child Care] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223104927/http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/parenting_tips/ep/diaper_changes.html |date=December 23, 2007 }}. Keepkidshealthy.com (December 8, 2004). Retrieved on April 9, 2013.</ref> Children who wear diapers may experience skin irritation, commonly referred to as [[diaper rash]], due to continual contact with fecal matter, as feces contains [[urease]] which catalyzes the conversion of the urea in urine to [[ammonia]] which can irritate the skin and can cause painful redness.<ref>[http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?url=newlook/files/cons/acf2ee8.htm Diaper Rash: The Bottom Line]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205232944/http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?url=newlook%2Ffiles%2Fcons%2Facf2ee8.htm |date=February 5, 2008 }}. Uspharmacist.com. Retrieved on April 9, 2013.</ref>

The age at which children should cease regularly wearing diapers and [[toilet training]] should begin is a subject of debate. Proponents of [[baby-led potty training]] and [[Elimination Communication]] argue that potty training can begin at birth with multiple benefits, with diapers only used as a backup. Keeping children in diapers beyond infancy can be controversial, with family psychologist [[John Rosemond]] claiming it is a "slap to the intelligence of a human being that one would allow baby to continue soiling and wetting himself past age two."<ref name=Delayed>[http://www.dy-dee.com/Benefits_of_Cloth/Skin_Care/Toilet_Training_Brazelton/toilet_training_brazelton.html Delayed Toilet Training Issues]. Dy-dee.com. Retrieved on April 9, 2013.</ref> Pediatrician [[T. Berry Brazelton]], however, believes that toilet training is the child's choice and has encouraged this view in various commercials for Pampers Size 6, a diaper for older children.<ref name=Delayed /> Brazelton warns that enforced toilet training can cause serious long-term problems, and that it is the child's decision when to stop wearing diapers, not the parents'.<ref name=Delayed /><ref name=Pampers6>{{cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/business/1998/pg072298.html|title=P&G announces Pampers now a bigger disposable|first=Patrick|last=Larkin|work=[[The Cincinnati Post]]|publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]|date=July 22, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508020904/http://www.cincypost.com/business/1998/pg072298.html |archive-date=May 8, 2006}}</ref>

Children typically achieve daytime continence and stop wearing diapers during the day between the ages of two and four, depending on culture, diaper type, parental habits, and the child's personality.<ref>A. Honig "[http://www.scholastic.com/earlylearner/experts/behavior/0_2_toiletstubborn.htm Toilet Training Stubbornness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312014029/http://www.scholastic.com/earlylearner/experts/behavior/0_2_toiletstubborn.htm |date=March 12, 2007 }}," Scholastic Parent and Child</ref> However, it is becoming increasingly common for children five to eleven years old to still wear diapers during the day, due to the child's opposition to toilet training, neglect, or unconventional parenting techniques.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title='Teachers Aren't To Change Diapers': Lack Of Potty-Training Raises Concern In Swiss Schools |url=https://www.news18.com/viral/teachers-arent-to-change-diapers-lack-of-potty-training-raises-concern-in-swiss-schools-8091553.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Worrying trend in Switzerland: 11-year-old kids wear diapers to school as teachers remain concerned |url=https://www.wionews.com/world/worrying-trend-in-swiss-11-year-old-kids-wear-diapers-to-school-as-teachers-remain-concerned-605840 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=WION |date=18 June 2023 |language=en-us}}</ref> Other children may use diapers past toileting age due to disability, developmental disorders, or other medical reasons. This can pose a number of problems if the child is sent to school wearing diapers, including teasing from classmates and health issues resulting from soiled diapers.<ref name="NappySchool2">{{cite news|url=http://www.bambamboos.com/blogs/news/16642205-how-old-is-too-old-for-a-child-to-wear-diapers|title=Parents sending kids to school in nappies|author=Hannah Davies|date=June 5, 2008|access-date=June 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628191213/http://www.bambamboos.com/blogs/news/16642205-how-old-is-too-old-for-a-child-to-wear-diapers|archive-date=June 28, 2009|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]}}</ref> There has been recent pushback from teachers concerning a trend of more children in diapers.<ref name=":3" /> If a child soils themselves or their diaper, the teacher has to stop the lesson to focus on one child, which is distracting, and take away from the learning environment.<ref name=":4" />

Most children continue to wear diapers at night for a period of time following daytime continence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au:443/health/healthyliving/toilet-training|title=Toilet training|last=Services|first=Department of Health & Human|website=www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/nighttime-potty-training|title=Top tips for dry nights|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> Older children may have problems with bladder control (primarily at night) and may wear diapers while sleeping to control [[bedwetting]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929222350/http://www.bedwettingweb.com/bed-wetting/bed-wetting/the-bed-wetting-diaper.html The Bed Wetting Diaper]}}. Bedwettingweb.com (February 12, 2007). Retrieved on April 9, 2013.</ref> Approximately 16% of children in the U.S. over the age of 5 wet the bed,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Jan E Drutz, MD, Naiwen D Tu, MD |date=Aug 15, 2017 |editor-last=Teresa K Duryea, MDLaurence S Baskin, MD, FAAP |title=Patient education: Bedwetting in children (Beyond the Basics) |url=https://www.uptodate.com/contents/bedwetting-in-children-beyond-the-basics |access-date=2018-12-15 |website=UpToDate.com |publisher=[[UpToDate]]}}</ref> 5% of children over 10 wet the bed,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Primary & Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis {{!}} Goodnites® US |url=https://www.goodnites.com/en-us/resources/bedwetting-101/nocturnal-secondary-enuresis |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.goodnites.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and 2% of children over 15 wet the bed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Manage Teenage Bedwetting {{!}} Goodnites® US |url=https://www.goodnites.com/en-us/resources/bedwetting-by-age/teenage-bedwetting |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.goodnites.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Some companies have diaper products specifically designed for bedwetting, traditionally hosting higher leak guards, and being pull on style similar to training pants. If bedwetting becomes a concern, the current recommendation is to consider forgoing the use of a diaper at night as they may prevent the child from wanting to get out of bed, although this is not a primary cause of bedwetting. This is particularly the case for children over the age of 8.<ref name=":1" /><ref>[http://www.drpaul.com/library/BEDWETDIAPERS.html Bedwetting and diapers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717232103/http://www.drpaul.com/library/BEDWETDIAPERS.html |date=July 17, 2007 }}. Drpaul.com. Retrieved on April 9, 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Page|first=Anthony|date=|title=The Bed-Wetting Report – Do diapers prolong bedwetting?|url=http://www.creativechildonline.com/friends/bed_wetting.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211185921/http://www.creativechildonline.com/friends/bed_wetting.html|archive-date=2006-02-11|access-date=April 9, 2013|website=Creativechildonline.com}}</ref>

====Training pants====
{{Main|Training pants}}

Manufacturers have designed "training pants" which bridge the gap between baby diapers and normal underwear during the toilet training process. These are similar to infant diapers in construction, but they can be pulled on like normal underwear. Training pants are available for children who experience [[enuresis]].