Abstract
In the so-called developed countries and in the Czech Republic, the number of young parents who postpone the child's "potty" teaching is increasing by a year or more. Sometimes, children in disposable diapers also send to kindergartens or clubs.
A number of case reports can be found on Internet portals (eg e-baby). It is a generational generation.
Sociologists of the parents of these children (born in the late 20th century) as "too caring". Excessive parental care, or also or also used as "intensive parenting", has a negative impact on both children and society.
The use of disposable diapers is very unsustainable. The ecological footprint of a disposable diaper is 2 times greater than cloth diapers (Soukupová, 2005).
This is due to the high consumption of raw materials, energy and pollution of natural resources in their production, and the disposal of very problematic (estimated to be hundreds of years) of municipal waste. Wearing disposable diapers is associated with more frequent rashes and mycoses, and in boys with testicular overheating, which is one of the causes of poorer sperm life (Soukupová, Chadimová, 2006).
By extending the use period of the diapers by 1-3 years, the negative effects multiply significantly. If the child used 1 tonne of disposable diapers before, it is now 2 tonnes (Ekolist).
Diapers have never been used for so long. Previous generations taught children to control sphincters before age 1.
Children from poor third world families grow virtually without diapers. Alternative parents use the so-called free-of-charge communication method, resp. infant's natural hygiene.
Too caring parents bring children to kindergartens and schools by car, including toys, designer clothes, shoes, electronics. So this parental style has been identified as incompatible with a sustainable lifestyle.
How do you reach young parents to use their attention and resources better?