Elimination Communication

What is elimination communication (EC, for short)? It's the natural alternative to full-time diapering. Did you know over half the world's children are potty independent by just 1 year old? Did you know the average age of toilet training in the United States is 3 years? What do all the cultures of the world who do not have access to disposable diapers do? They do EC! EC is a natural response to children's innate desire for cleanliness and a gentle, caring response to their signals for help achieving that goal.

Learn more at Go Diaper Free, peek at our pottying adventures, and feel free to reach out to me with questions. EC is my jam. 🙂

If I Could Start EC Over Again – and Why I’m Glad I Can’t

By WCMama | Apr 11, 2021 | Elimination Communication | ec
I love free stuff, both finding it and passing the treasure on. Today, courtesy of 8 years of diapering and pottying mishaps and milestones (and on the eve of #4’s arrival on scene), I’m offering “free experience” to fellow EC-ing parents. Basically, you get the benefit of our family’s adventures without having to bribe your …

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Why Bother to EC a Non-Verbal Kid?

By WCMama | Jun 13, 2020 | Elimination Communication
So your child doesn’t signal, eh? His poo communication involves looking up from play (and if you’re not there to catch his eye, oh well!), and he is more than content to pee through his trainers, through his pants, and through your sofa without blinking? Ah, the one that crushes EC dreams. Or is he? …

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What To Do if You Run Out of Diapers (Or you’re just sick and tired of buying them)

By WCMama | May 28, 2020 | Elimination Communication | ec
I don’t know about where YOU live, but the shelves at our local Meijer this last Thursday that looked like it was Palm Beach or Key West the day before a hurricane made landfall. Staring at the rows of stripped shelves, my heart went out those who hadn’t yet made their usual grocery runs, and …

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When You Just Can’t EC While Pregnant (And Other Life Lessons)

By WCMama | May 28, 2020 | Elimination Communication
Once upon a time, there was a mom who read the entirety of Go Diaper Free before her second son’s birth. She bought the mats, the potty cozies, printed out charts, and practiced her p’s and q’s (they sounded like “pssss” and “mmmmm”). And once upon a time, that beautiful baby boy was born, and …

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I'm Laura. I love spreadsheets, Jane Eyre, and watching my boys' personalities unfold (unless that involves mud pies launched at the garage again). I also desperately need a weekly repartee exchange or I suffer from witticism atrophy. If you've read this far, you're awesome. May your chocolate be plentiful and your kids' naps long and sweet.

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