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EP 36: EC = Elimination Communication. With Andrea Olson

I’ve always been a firm believer that children are capable of so much more, especially when we learn to observe and let them guide us. Andrea Olson shares how we can do this while assisting our children to be toilet independent.

What we Talked About

Understanding what is elimination communication and infant potty training
How she discovered her passion for helping parents learn alternatives to using diapers
Our instincts to stay dry and how the diaper industry has affected them
Using diapers only as a back up not a full-time toilet
EC as an upfront investment
Getting back to the simplicity of our ancestors and roots
Cloth vs. disposable diapers plus her recommendation of truly biodegradable diapers
The Montessori way of toilet learning
Toilet independence before two years of age

Things to Remember

“Babies are smart they’ll get it.”
Andrea Olson

Recommended Resources

Go Diaper Free. A simple handbook for elimination communication.
Dyper Bamboo diapers
Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three. by – Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen
The Easy Start Guide for Elimination Communication.

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More About my Guest

Andrea Olson, M.A., is a pioneer in helping parents reduce diaper dependence with any age child or baby, from birth through toddlerhood. She has her Master’s Degree in Psychology and presently lives in Asheville, NC, with her husband and children.