Elimination Communication often puzzles new parents because it doesn’t fit in with what we have heard or seen about parenting. In our culture, babies wear diapers. They wear diapers all day long, all night long. Babies have a diaper on their butt practically from the moment they are born until they are “ready” to potty train, usually around age 3.
To understand why EC works, we need to forget everything we heard about full-time diapering and delayed potty training for a second. If we change our paradigm for a moment, we can see that EC actually makes a lot of sense. Let’s look at 4 reasons this is true.
Today’s show is a guest post I’m sharing from Ariane Blais-Lacombe, our certified coach serving Quebec, Canada. Enjoy and please join us over at the full show notes, and add your comments or questions, here: https://godiaperfree.com/117
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#203 The "dangers" of early potty training
#202 Baby Sleep (that aligns with your parenting style!)
#201 Potty Milestones
#200 Wet Pants!
#199 The Nature of "Assisting" Babies with the Toilet
#198 How often will my baby pee?
#197 How to Handle Changes as Your Baby Develops
#196 Regression at Walking
#195 Top 10 Most Frustrating Parts of EC
#194 Wrapping Up 2 Kids at Once (not twins!) with Potty Training
#193 A Few Thoughts on Nighttime EC
#192 What to Expect with EC + Young Toddlers
#191 What to Expect with EC + a Mobile Baby
#190 What to Expect with EC in the Newborn Phase
#189 How to Solve Road Trip Potty Resistance
#188 Interview with Dr. Bob Sears
#187 Ashley Yeh: Montessori + EC
#186 Meg Faure on Unlocking Sensory Personalities
#185 100% eyes-on-potty at all times??
#184 Multitasking house chores with EC
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