Delayed Potty Training & Big Diaper Money — Breaking Points

Could the diaper industry have steered research and culture to keep kids in diapers longer—and profits higher? (Breaking Points short: 16 → 3 minutes). Hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti and reporter James Lee sit down with elimination-communication expert Andrea Olsen to trace how Pampers-era marketing, influential pediatric advice, and an eight-decade shift in norms moved potty training from before age two to nearly three. Listen to learn about elimination communication (EC), historical potty practices, developmental harms linked to prolonged diaper use (gait, constipation, diaper rash, emotional effects), and how corporate funding can shape science and parenting advice. Keywords: diapers, potty training, elimination communication, child development, corporate influence. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.