The Current Situation My youngest kiddo is now 15 months old. He has mastered walking and is trying desperately to keep up with his older brother. You’ll remember that I potty trained my first child when he was almost 16 months old. I tell the story here. And now the little one is approaching that […]
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Parent Involvement in Pottying vs. Age of Child
Involvement? That’s not quite right. So I’m having a hard time coming up with the right word- involvement? direction? leadership? We as parents are always going to be involved in our children’s lives. But when they are young (like babies and toddlers) we just have to do a lot more physical care activities for them […]
Restaurant Potty Training Sabotage
Every Accident is a Learning Opportunity In my potty training classes, I often state that accidents are learning opportunities. Accidents during potty learning will happen. It’s a guarantee. Early in potty training we don’t get mad and we don’t punish*, we just clean up the mess, learn what we can from the situation, and move […]
Potty Talk: Pooping in Nature, Part-time EC, Infant Bladder Control and more
Hello! Here are this week’s favorite potty training or elimination communication links. I just taught some great classes at Happy Bambino this week. Thank you for all who joined me! Teaching families about EC and PT gets me so jazzed up. Please spread the word to your friends so that I can do this more […]
Finding Motivation to Start Elimination Communication or Potty Training
It’s never to early to start I just toured the birth suites at the hospital where I will be giving birth to baby #2 in May and I’m already imagining what our stay will look like. Among the baby items on my list to pack for our hospital stay are a small potty and a […]
Potty Talk: DIY Baby Wipes and Diaper Rash Cream, Readiness Myth, and more
1. The term “potty pause” is usually used when an EC’d baby suddenly stops peeing in a potty. I like how this blog post shifts the attention from the baby not “performing” to questions about the environment and caregiver. Just a good reminder to zoom out and see what might need to change in the […]
Potty Training/Learning is Physical
#1 Be Physical – in this method, we are teaching by physical demonstration and moving your child to the potty, by helping every pee go in the potty. Telling is not enough… physically guiding her is the key in the first phase of potty training.” — Andrea Olson, The Tiny Potty Training Book, The 10 […]
Potty Talk: Why Start EC, Science of EC, Babies on Potties, and more
A cute video introduction to Elimination Communication. Ignore the other potty training related videos on this page and just enjoy watching all of the babies using the potty! This is a good start, but definitely shows that there is a need for more scientific research into the pros/cons of Elimination Communication (i.e. or just plain […]
Potty Talk: EC Podcasts, Potty Learning, Potette Plus, and more
1. What does it mean to “wait for readiness”? Another take on potty training readiness from a teacher and author I love. 2. You can listen instead of read about how to get started with Elimination Communication with this set of podcasts. 3. What if you only want to EC part-time? Totally OK. Diapers are […]
Confession: Why I Potty Trained My Son at 15-Months-Old
How bending the rules, believing in your child, and finding the right kind of support can make all the difference in your potty training experience. When my son was 9-months-old, a friend invited me to join a playgroup that met every Wednesday morning. Finally, at 13-months-old, my son dropped his morning nap (OK, I may […]