Elimination Communication:A Natural Approach to Infant Potty TrainingElimination Communication is a natural and environmentally friendly approach to potty train your child. It is about learning and responding to your infant's or toddler's natural body cues and taking them to the bathroom at the appropriate times.
Elimination Communication has been around for generations and is currently widely practiced in Africa, Asia and the Americas. In North America this practice may seem fairly new, but it was used by generations before us. Perhaps you've heard stories of children in your own family who were toilet trained at a year or eighteen months. How did this happen? It was simply from parents observing their child and responding to their natural elimination cues. Elimination Communication TheoryOne of the main theories of toilet training today is based on allowing your child to indicate their own toilet training readiness.Elimination communication theory is based on the premise that there is absolutely nothing natural about having children remain in wet diapers. In fact, advocates of this theory believe that infants are born knowing when they have to use the bathroom and attempt to communicate this need to their parents. However, as parents, we've become so conditioned to diapering that we are unable to recognize these communication attempts. This process is not based on forcing your child to go to the potty or toilet when they are not ready to eliminate. Instead its focus is on the parent recognizing their individual child's communication pattern for when they need to eliminate. It is a completely natural, unforced process which communicates respect between the infant and the caregiver. How Can You Potty Train Your Child?Discover the infant potty training tips you can use today to begin work with your baby.From Elimination Communication to Home Page
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