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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)

===Intuition===
Intuition refers to a caregiver's unprompted thought that the baby may need to eliminate. Although much intuition may simply be subconscious awareness of timing or signals, many parents who practice EC find it an extremely reliable component.

==See also==

* [http://www.natural-parenting.net/category/elimination-communication/ Elimination Communication]⏎
* [[Attachment parenting]]
* [[Infant potty training method]]
* [[Dunstan Baby Language]]
* [[Toilet training]]

== References ==

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(contracted; show full)[[Category:Excretion]]
[[Category:Infancy]]
[[Category:Parenting]]

[[de:Sauberkeitserziehung]]
[[es:Higiene natural infantil]]
[[fr:Hygiène naturelle infantile]]
[[ru:Естественная гигиена новорожденного]]