Comments on: Myths of Elimination communication (EC)

By: Amber Cabrejos

Amber Cabrejos — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:14:30 +0000

Awewome article. Thank you! I am using EC with my son, I’m a first-timer. He is now 9 months and I’d definitely say we’re part-timers; we catch about 5 pees a day. In the past few weeks he’s become much more interested in exploring what’s in between his legs than eliminating when on the potty. I do let him ‘explore’ for a while before trying to distract him with something else to play with to encourage peeing. He tries to grab it when peeing too, which causes him to stop peeing prematurely. He is in a diaper all day when he’s not being offered the potty.
Anyone else encounter this with boys?

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:03:37 +0000

Thanks for this post! I don’t have any kids, yet, but EC is on my radar and the more I read about it, the more fascinated and convinced I am. I’m currently studying in the US, but hope/think I’ll be back in Montreal when starting a family is more imminent ; ) Hope you’re still doing EC workshops then (a few years)!

By: mamanaturale

mamanaturale — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:23:37 +0000

In reply to paxye.

I do appreciate it! It is a fine line, and many people confuse the ”type” of parenting we do here with other things! Attachment vs Helicopter, maybe?

I recently wrote a post about what I think makes a kid ”spoiled,” and it sure isn’t long-term breastfeeding! http://mamanaturale.ca/2012/07/a-spoiled-kid/ Always enjoy your blog, mama!

By: paxye

paxye — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:06:22 +0000

In reply to mamanaturale.

I though so 🙂

I understood what you meant, I just wanted to clear it up a bit 😉

By: mamanaturale

mamanaturale — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:57:07 +0000

I thought about that after I wrote it. Easy to misread what I mean. I should add that I still breastfeed my 18 month old. She still sleeps in bed with us and we still ”wear” her. BUT she washes her own hands and face, wipes up spills etc. I just mean that we don`t do anything for her that she can do and wants to do herself. We don`t push her just as we don’t hinder her. And CIO is definitely not on our agenda! 🙂

By: paxye

paxye — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:43:05 +0000

In reply to mamanaturale.

But see, babies are dependant!! and they will grow in their own time. We should not force them either way. This idea of EC pushing a child towards independence is because of the misconception that EC is a form of potty training. EC is about communication and timing and is a parallel method which is an alternative to diapers.

And though I may of misread you, and do agree that should let children develop at their own pace and we should of course not hold them back (grandparents and other parents often cringe of how I let my kids explore their limits). I think that it can be a slippery slope to talk about “encouraging” independence because there are parenting methods that take that to the extreme such as making a child “CIO” or other such practices.

By: mamanaturale

mamanaturale — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:16:58 +0000

In reply to Adela Giles.

I find this comment funny! Let’s stunt them as much as possible. Let’s NOT encourage independence at all…

My 17-month-old can walk down the stairs all by herself and has never fallen. My mom was visiting this weekend and panicked, insisting that I am `letting her grow up too fast…” This is off on a tangent when we’re talking about EC (which I don’t even actually do, but totally respect) but why not encourage as much independence as possible? All the time.

We don’t need to force them to poop in a diaper! We don’t need to force them to crawl when they want to walk or tape their mouths closed when they start to babble! Bananas!