This is a recording of our live event, with Nicole Cheever and Lucie Brixí Tamášová, where we explored the intricacies of early toilet learning. In this discussion, we delved into the methods, principles, and practical tips that can help parents and caregivers approach toilet learning with confidence.
Explore the benefits of elimination communication (EC) from birth, practical tips for integrating potty training into daily routines, and expert advice on nighttime potty training. Understand the signs of readiness and interest, and learn effective strategies for handling misses and maintaining a positive potty learning experience.
Nicole Cheever is a GoDiperFree certified coach, hosts GoDiaperFree podcast, and coordinates the certified coach program. She lives in San Francisco, is a mom of three, and practiced part time elimination communication with her first two children and started from birth with her third one.
In this video
Potty learning from the very first months, including elimination communication, where a baby is held over the potty from early on. Nicole Cheever's talk is for parents of babies and toddlers, and for home daycare providers who help with the potty. Questions include when to start, whether early training or years in diapers can harm a child, and a toddler who says “no” and then pees minutes later. Night training and bedwetting close the talk.
Chapters
- 0:00 Welcome and how elimination communication works from birth
- 4:57 How diaper companies taught parents to wait longer
- 10:52 Interest or capability, and why 12 to 18 months works
- 15:58 Can early potty training or years in diapers harm a child
- 20:42 How long to hold a baby over the potty or let a toddler sit
- 25:48 Keeping the potty positive without stickers or micromanaging
- 29:51 Using the potty outside the home and on big toilets
- 34:03 A 2-year-old pees in underwear: start with four easy catches
- 37:48 From a bare bottom to underwear and teaching self-dressing
- 40:54 A toddler refuses the potty: give independence and privacy
- 44:11 He says no, then pees minutes later: try ninja hovering
- 50:16 Potty learning in a home daycare: plan it with the parents
- 55:47 Accidents are normal, so stay calm and airlift to the potty
- 1:01:49 Night training, bedwetting and why pull-ups are diapers
