I admit, when I first heard about Elimination Communication (EC)
several years ago, I was skeptical. Really skeptical. Okay,
maybe I even said, "Ewww." After all, what was this about?
Rushing to hold your infant over a potty, based on intuition and
certain cues? I'm a big believer in non-verbal communication,
telepathy if you will, and in fact I've communicated with my own
children that way when they were pre-verbal, using it for instance to
know when they were hungry or thirsty (and don't many parents do
that? Think about it; I'm sure you have done this too), but, uh,
the peeing and pooping? It's one thing to mistake "I want that
block" for "I'm thirsty", but....the pee. And the poop.
But
what about the diapers? They're expensive, and lots of people
have issues with the bleaches and gels and dyes that kids are wearing
next to their kid-bits for longer and longer periods now, judging by
the ever-increasing diaper sizes that are now available (soon! In
Extra Jumbo Jumbo! New retro designs, great for the dorm!), and
aren't we filling up our landfills with these things, each one with a
half-life of about 400 years, collectively containing enough ammonia
and methane to increase global warming at least ten degrees?
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