Summary of Christine Gross-Loh's The Diaper-Free Baby

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The idea that babies are born with the instinct not to soil themselves may seem preposterous to some, but it is true. By putting your children in diapers and changing them only after they have gone, you condition them to use the diaper itself as a toilet.
#2 Some parents are faced with double work when training their child to go to the bathroom in a diaper, and then train them to stop doing that and use a toilet instead. This means twice as much work for parents and twice as much adjustment for the child.
#3 EC is a lost art in our society. It is still practiced throughout the world, mostly in countries where disposable diapers are a luxury. In America, some version of early potty training was practiced up until disposable diaper use became more widespread in the 1960s and ’70s.
#4 EC can be accomplished. If EC is something you’d like to try, you will hear from many parents just like you who have done it with great success. You’ll learn how to practice EC in the way that is best for your family situation and preferences.

Sujets

• General
• Parenting
• General officer

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 26 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822523753
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Christine Gross-Loh's The Diaper-Free Baby
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The idea that babies are born with the instinct not to soil themselves may seem preposterous to some, but it is true. By putting your children in diapers and changing them only after they have gone, you condition them to use the diaper itself as a toilet.

#2

Some parents are faced with double work when training their child to go to the bathroom in a diaper, and then train them to stop doing that and use a toilet instead. This means twice as much work for parents and twice as much adjustment for the child.

#3

EC is a lost art in our society. It is still practiced throughout the world, mostly in countries where disposable diapers are a luxury. In America, some version of early potty training was practiced up until disposable diaper use became more widespread in the 1960s and ’70s.

#4

EC can be accomplished. If EC is something you’d like to try, you will hear from many parents just like you who have done it with great success. You’ll learn how to practice EC in the way that is best for your family situation and preferences.

#5

EC became more popular through the advocacy of people like Laurie Boucke, who has written several books on the subject. But it was only a small group of Western parents who were familiar with the concept. Most parents who embraced EC did so because of its close connection with attachment parenting principles.

#6

Parents who practice Elimination Communication, or EC, wait until their babies are ready to go to the bathroom outside of their diapers. They observe their children’s elimination patterns, and when their babies are ready, they put them on the potty.

#7

The point of EC is not to get your child potty trained sooner than anyone else’s child. It’s about the process of communication, not the result. There is no time frame or deadline as to when your child should be fully out of diapers.

#8

EC can help your child develop their self-esteem and independence by allowing them to use the toilet when they are so young and imitative, rather than when they are going through the resistant and strong-willed twos.

#9

There are three tracks for practicing EC: full-time, part-time, and occasional. Full-time EC’ers practice EC as much as they can throughout the day and night, aiming to provide their baby with the opportunity to go to the bathroom as many times as they think he needs. Part-time EC’ers catch whatever they are able to, but don’t practice EC all the time.

#10

EC can be as simple as offering your baby a chance to use the toilet once a day, when his diaper is off, or as intensive as aiming to catch a majority of your baby’s output.

#11

EC is not about training, but rather about the process of communication. It’s not about the result (a toilet-independent child) but rather about the process of communication.

#12

ECed babies have the opportunity to experience the independence of fully understanding their bodies well before they become toilet-independent as toddlers.

#13

Some parents will make changes to their house, such as temporarily taking up the rugs, to help them focus on EC only when they happen to be in a particular room. As you and your baby learn to connect, you will have fewer misses with which to deal.

#14

It is a misconception that EC parents spend all their time hovering and waiting for the next pee or poop. Parents quickly pick up on their baby’s elimination patterns just as they do their baby’s need to eat or sleep.

#15

Once you understand that your baby was born with the innate ability not to soil her diaper, you'll realize that she is not being forced to communicate or do anything beyond her natural abilities. By ignoring a baby's elimination signals, we're asking her to tune out a natural instinct and instead endure something she likely finds unpleasant.

#16

Older children get used to interruptions, and they quickly learn that you are as present for them as you can be even while feeding or changing a baby. Your children will experience this enhanced communication between one another as well.

#17

EC can be practiced part-time, just as I did with Daniel during his infancy. At those times, my goal was simply to be vigilant and to help Daniel retain his bodily awareness by changing him as soon as he went, and verbally acknowledging every elimination that I was aware of.

#18

Being an urban EC’er means that you have to adjust your thinking. It’s not a big deal to pop a little lightweight plastic bowl in your diaper bag, since there’s plenty of room if you’re not using as many diapers.

#19

Elimination communication is still practiced in some societies, and it is important to seek out support, whether online, through a local DiaperFreeBaby support group, or by reading this book.

#20

Each chapter in this book will discuss a specific stage of development pertaining to EC. You may skip directly to the chapter on mid-infancy if you have a six-month-old, for instance.