#74 Tiny changes for good habits
So you're ready to find a better system to take the stress out of pottying your baby…Now how exactly do we do that? This episode we continue our discussion of the book Atomic Habits, and the concept o...
29 Jul 202517min
#73 Forget about goals
OK, I know my whole company is literally called "Go Diaper Free" BUT… Did you know that actually focusing TOO MUCH on the "goal" of being diaper free can actually hinder your EC practice? I'm sure alm...
22 Jul 202518min
#72 Preparing the environment for pottying
If you know anything about Montessori, you know it's all about preparing the child's environment to facilitate learning. This applies to toys and mealtime and other routines, but it applies to pottyin...
15 Jul 202517min
#71 "Remedial" potty training?
Guess what? Montessori educator Merry Hadden called any potty training after age 2 "REMEDIAL". Even I wouldn't have the guts to put that on my website. What it really means is that children who have e...
8 Jul 202513min
#70 The role of the adult
OK, imagine you're a baby, and you've been told to poop in this diaper for your entire life. Suddenly, you're three, and the adults get mad if you still poop in the diaper and want you to poop on the ...
1 Jul 202513min
#69 Natural Development
You've probably heard of Montessori. Do you know that a lot of Montessori methods overlap with what I teach about EC? Today's episode is the first in a four-part series based on the Montessori approac...
24 Jun 202512min
#68 Duped
The average age of potty training has more than doubled in two generations. But! The blame doesn't belong to parents, so let go of any guilt (yes, I'm talkin' to you). It belongs to long-term, strateg...
17 Jun 202518min
#67 How to save money on diapers
Raising a kid, especially in this economy, is not cheap. Trust me, with 6 kids I know all the ways those expenses add up before you realize! But there is one area where you can cut costs significantly...
10 Jun 202519min
