Seven Quick FAQs about EC

[dustthouart]

Since last week the main Seven Quick Takes post involved reusable cloth toilet wipes for adults, I decided that even a post about elimination communication wouldn't fall outside the crunchiness parameters.

So here are seven frequently asked questions I get or read about helping babies learn to use the toilet.

1. What is EC, IPT, NIH, etc etc etc

Comments

[anonymous]

We did this method with my elder son (part-time) when he was a baby, but once he got mobile enough to walk off the potty, it was all over (about a year). We've tried a bit with the other two (18 months and 2 months respectively), but not seriously. The middle one is showing signs of potty interestedness, so we're going with it as much as is feasible.

I will say that my elder son was a bear to potty train. After we gave up EC at a year, we started in earnest at 2.5 and it took A Whole Year. A year that totally sucked. But he's trained now, and we won the war!

Good luck with your little one!

[earthminor]

What do you mean when you say 'crunchy'? Is it slang for hippie? Or crazy? Or too-much-information?

[dustthouart]

Crunchy is generally used to mean "hippie-like, new age, earthy and back to nature way". I think the etymology has to do with granola.

[salanth]

Meh. You get trained for a job, you get trained in first aid. It's ridiculous how silly people are.

[breathingbooks]

Mm, but you get trained for and trained in. The only example I can think of for [thing] trained is house/crate trained, which is what pets get.

Mind, I could just be forgetting a really obvious example, but...