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Early “Potty” Toilet Training
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Before Henry was born, I read this post about Elimination Communication and decided to give it a try. I skimmed Diaper Free and Elimination Communication websites and learned that you basically come up with two different sounds to make when your child pees and when your child poops. Then, you pay close attention to your child to figure out the small signals they give off when they are about to pee or poop. When you notice the cues, you quickly take off their diaper, hold them over a toilet, and make the sounds.
We tried to do this from birth, but we quickly realized that it was way too traumatic
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NPR: Local Natives Tiny Desk Concert
I can’t stop listening to this NPR Tiny Desk Concert with Local Natives. The last song (there are three total) is my absolute favorite.
Happy Wednesday, Everyone!
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Essential Montessori Infant Products
Henry’s whale mobile (from his nursery tour)A friend of mine from my pre-natal yoga class asked me what baby products are useful when trying to implement the Montessori philosophy at home with an infant. After I spent way too long replying to the e-mail (I should have just picked up the phone!), I realized that I should also write a post about it.… Read MoreWe’ve only been implementing Montessori for eights weeks with Henry, but here’s a list of things that have been really useful to us:
- A movement mat: Henry spends a lot of his awake time on his movement mat, looking at mobiles, looking at his black
