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'''Elimination communication''' (EC) is a [[toilet training]] practice in which a caregiver uses timing, signals, cues, and intuition to address  an [[infant|infant's]] need to eliminate waste.  Typically the goal is to partially or completely avoid the use of [[diaper]]s.  EC emphasizes communication between the caregiver and child, helping them both become more attuned to the child's innate rhythms and control of urination and defe(contracted; show full)

===Timing===
Timing refers to identifying the infant's natural timing of elimination. Newborns tend to [[urination|urinate]] every 10–20 minutes, sometimes very regularly, which makes timing extremely useful.  Older babies may still be very regular, or may vary in timing based on when they have last eaten or slept. As infants get older, the time between eliminations will increase.  By six months, it is not uncommon for babies to go as much as an hour 
or more without urinating while awake (babies, like adults, rarely urinate during a deep sleep). Timing varies radically for [[defecation]], as some infants may have several bowel movements a day, while others may only have one every few days. (Some doctors {{Which?|date=January 2010}} would consider the latter to be a sign of problems, usually with diet, such as not breast-feeding, the breast-feeding mother's dietary problems, dehydration, problems with the formula the baby is given, or possibly emotional problems, such as much stress in the home.)

===Signals===
Signals are the baby's way of informing a caregiver of an elimination need. Some babies signal very clearly from the beginning, while others may have very subtle signals, or no signal at all. These signals vary widely from one infant to another, and include a certain facial expression, a particular cry, squirming, a sudden unexplained fussiness, as well as others. Babies who are nursing will often start delatching and relatching repeatedly when they need to eliminate. For defecation, ma(contracted; show full)[[Category:Excretion]]
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[[es:Higiene natural infantil]]
[[fr:Hygiène naturelle infantile]]
[[ru:Естественная гигиена новорожденного]]