The Go Diaper Free Podcast

Your sweet second baby has arrived (or is due to arrive soon!) But your firstborn is still working on pottying skills (in addition to all the other toddler skills!). When you have your second baby, y…

So you’ve tried observing your baby to get the timing right for EC… But they’re giving you nothing! No signals, no patterns, no rhythm, no regular intervals…argh, super frustrating. Whether you’re ju…

Have you ever stubbed a toe, strained a wrist, or pulled your back? Maybe you have another physical limitation, and you’re thinking:“I guess EC is off the table for me.” In this week’s episode I shar…

If you’re new to EC or in the midst of doing it with a smaller baby, you may be wondering…What are the steps to have a potty trained 1 year old?How do you wrap up EC by the time baby is walking? And,…

Do you need a special potty to successfully do elimination communication? Nope. You can just hold them over the sink or toilet (I definitely have!) BUT it can make a huge difference if you can choose…

One of the most common reasons people don’t start EC is…They think it just sounds like too much work. But then…the “easy” alternative is just leaving that baby in a soiled diaper for hours on end. Do…

So you’ve heard me yapping about EC and you’re interested in trying it but…Maybe you have a newborn and it just seems daunting to add one more thing. Maybe you’re too busy chasing after a newly mobil…

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 …

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 al…

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 pottyi…

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 …

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…

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 approa…

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, strate…

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 significantl…

What do you do if you’re the only one in your family who is excited about elimination communication? It can feel lonely and hopeless if your husband is not on board with EC…or with any other baby car…

I hate autoflush toilets. 

If you've ever taken your child to a public restroom, there's a 100% chance you've encountered one of these toilets that flushes all by itself…and that it has scared the be…

Everyone’s first question when we say we don’t use diapers:“Don’t you get pee on everything?”

First of all, nope. Second of all, I get it, nobody wants a pee mattress. Sometimes misses do happen, but…

Parents of special needs kiddos, did you know that you don't have to go the prescribed route of delayed toilet training and extended diaper usage? ECing a baby with Down Syndrome has benefits that ex…

Years later it still hurts a little to share. I’ve shared my EC journey with sooo many parents and helped tens of thousands of families be free from diaper reliance. And yet, my own best friend still…