Even actress Mayim Bialik is a fan, and you can hear what she has to say here. For a video guide for smaller babies, check out this Mom who explains and then shows how her young baby avoids diaper rash by sitting on the toilet every day for a fresh morning start. Other inspiring videos include this vlog post about a happy 10-month-old who is good at signing and loves reading her board books on the potty. So it doesn’t hurt to read about potties if you are trying to reduce your use of diapers. Even kids under 1 year of age can enjoy board books. Olson also has two board books for kids 6 months and up, and a comprehensive website. Just skip the first few chapters if you want to stay positive and get right into the how-to details. Whether pottying from birth, from another point during infancy or working on ditching diapers for good with a 1-year-old, Andrea has a book for that!Ĭhristine Gross-Loh’s book The Diaper-Free Baby is a more affordable how-to manual that encourages parents to try or try again at any age. Part-Time EC or Early Potty Trainingįor the family that is living a more complicated, modern lifestyle, Andrea Olson’s Go Diaper Free suite of services, books and tiny undies may be the best fit. And another video, though grainy in quality, shows how an African-American family provides excellent care for their mostly diaper-free 6-month-old daughter. It seems to demonstrate the same principles as what Bauer describes.

This video features a young Mom learning from her Malaysian mother how to keep her two daughters out of diapers.

Laurie Boucke’s book is also praised for its rich stories of cross-cultural practices. It is a well-researched book full of pleasantly written stories and illustrative photos. This reading and video list will give you a good start with understanding how it works: Cross-Cultural Wisdomįor the scoop on how cultures around the world have handled infant hygiene without diapers, check out Ingrid Bauer’s book, Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene. Problems with diaper rash or the cost of diapers? It is possible to keep your baby diaper free much of the time, and to catch messes using elimination communication (EC) or natural infant hygiene.

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