Andrea Olson
278 episodes listed below
Practical pottying from the very beginning.
The Go Diaper Free Podcast turns elimination communication into a practical parenting routine, not a mysterious milestone. Andrea Olson mixes personal experience, guest coach stories, survey findings, gear tips, and troubleshooting for families trying to depend less on diapers.
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The Go Diaper Free Podcast is a long-running practical guide to elimination communication, the practice of offering babies potty opportunities instead of relying entirely on diapers. Andrea Olson frames EC as something parents can begin as early as birth, then keeps returning to the same grounded question: what can a parent try today? The show is brisk and conversational. It often starts with a specific problem, such as a baby who will not go when held over the toilet, a toddler resisting the potty, or a child who poops without clear warning. From there, it breaks the problem into causes, setups, and next steps. One episode compares potty training to toothbrushing, treating it as a normal routine instead of a dreaded milestone. Another walks through beach logistics, including swim diaper backups, sunscreen, clothing choices, and where a baby might actually pee. Budget-focused episodes get very concrete. Mini potties, potty seats, cloth backups, T-shirts, pre-folds, and sumo-style diapering all become part of a practical toolkit. The show is comfortable talking plainly about pee, poop, toilets, nappies, diapers, misses, and timing. It is also careful to normalize imperfection. Parents hear that signals may disappear and come back, that babies differ, and that comparing one child to another can make the whole process harder. Survey-based material adds a broader view, including results from more than 1,000 EC families around the world. Those findings are not left as abstract data. They become advice about patience, signaling, easy catches, and when to offer the potty after naps, eating, or waking. Guest posts from certified coaches bring in family stories from different places. The show can sound emphatic because it has a strong point of view about diapers, waste, and modern potty expectations. Still, its center is practical help. It suits parents who want a confident guide through a strange, intimate, very everyday skill: noticing when a baby needs to go and making that easier for everyone involved.
Made for: For parents and caregivers curious about elimination communication, especially those caring for babies or toddlers and wanting concrete routines instead of vague reassurance. It also fits families already practicing EC who need help with resistance, missed signals, stealth pooping, or confidence dips.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by treating EC as a detailed, adjustable practice rather than a parenting philosophy alone. It combines Andrea Olson's repeated birth-to-walking experience with coach guest posts, survey findings, gear comparisons, and problem-specific troubleshooting.
Andrea Olson of Go Diaper Free explains elimination communication - the concept of pottying your baby, as early as birth - which is what people have done for all of human history and in today's world where there are no diapers. She makes it easy to integrate EC into your modern lifestyle as a new parent, demystifies how to know your baby needs to go, how to take them to the toilet instead of primarily relying on the diaper, and makes EC approachable, accessible, and fun, for all parents...whether part-time, with or without diapers, and in any region of...
Andrea Olson turns a missed first catch into seven practical variables, not a parenting referendum.
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A worldwide EC survey becomes a calm, practical guide to baby signals, timing, and faded signals.
The Go Diaper Free Podcast's 105th episode turns a worldwide survey of over 1,000 EC families into grounded guidance on how babies signal and how parents can respond.
A decade of ECing five babies becomes a candid, practical reflection on starting from birth.
Andrea Olson marks the show's 100th episode with a look back at a decade of ECing five babies from birth and helping them leave diapers behind by the time they were walking.
Parenthood and bodies, told one honest story at a time.
Andrea Olson's episode 120 addresses pee and poop cleanup during elimination communication with a mobile 10-month-old.
Andrea Olson presents episode 115 of The GoDiaperFree Podcast as Natalie Robbins's eight tips for practicing elimination communication while working from home.
This episode provides budget-friendly DIY tips for starting elimination communication with babies using items already at home, based on a guest post from a certified coach.
This episode explores why babies sometimes resist potty training during elimination communication, introducing a theory that combines the continuum concept with child-centered parenting approaches.
This episode discusses strategies for dealing with stealth pooping in babies, featuring a guest post from a certified coach sharing personal experiences and tips for parents struggling with this potty training challenge.
Andrea Olson, host of the Go Diaper-Free Podcast, presents results from a new survey of over 1,000 elimination communication (EC) families conducted by clinical psychologist Nuria Estrada of Barcelona.
Andrea Olson shares 10 practical tips for practicing Elimination Communication (EC) with babies at the beach, including essential gear and strategies for managing potty needs in a sandy environment.
This episode explores how treating potty training like the routine of brushing teeth can reduce parental anxiety and make the process more manageable for families.
Andrea Olson explains why a baby may not urinate during a first elimination communication attempt, including incorrect timing, discomfort, distraction, privacy needs, and unfamiliarity with cause and effect.
Andrea Olson introduces a guest post from Neshama, a certified EC coach, sharing her personal journey with elimination communication over seven years.
Andrea Olson marks the 100th episode of the Go Diaper Free Podcast by recapping ten years of elimination communication (EC) with her five children: Kaiva, Isadora, Cooper, Branson, and Twyla.
This episode discusses the challenges of practicing elimination communication during pregnancy and shares a personal story from a certified coach.
Andrea Olson discusses elimination communication (EC) with guest Kate Falk, focusing on using observation and intuition together to successfully potty train babies from birth.
This episode discusses the differences and similarities in elimination communication (ECing) for boys versus girls, offering tips based on the host's experience and community feedback.
Andrea Olson explains the Dream Pee technique for keeping babies and toddlers dry at night without diapers.
Andrea Olson discusses how Simplicity Parenting principles can create a slower, more meaningful foundation for elimination communication (baby potty training).
This episode explores infant potty training practices in indigenous Asian communities, sharing stories from Laurie Bouquet's book and Jean Liedloff's work.
Andrea Olson discusses how indigenous African communities practice elimination communication, pottying babies without diapers, and contrasts it with Western EC methods.
Andrea Olson shares tips on sending a toddler to daycare or preschool without diapers using elimination communication.
Andrea Olson shares advice on starting elimination communication and potty training with twin babies, featuring insights from experienced twin moms.
Andrea Olson discusses how to practice elimination communication with your baby while healing from an injury.
This episode shares a step-by-step guide on how to take a 13-month-old baby out of diapers using elimination communication, including reasons, challenges, and next steps.
Andrea Olson explains how to start elimination communication (EC) with babies at different ages, shifting the diaper from primary toilet to backup.
Andrea Olson discusses Montessori-inspired preparation of the environment for elimination communication with babies from birth to 18 months.
Andrea Olson discusses Montessori-inspired remedial toilet learning for children over two years old who missed the early elimination communication window.
This episode discusses the role of the adult in Montessori-inspired elimination communication, focusing on practical steps for parents from birth to walking.
Andrea Olson discusses how marketing by disposable diaper companies has changed parenting practices and delayed natural toilet training.
This episode provides six practical tips for reducing diaper costs through methods like early potty training and using fewer diapers, inspired by a Penny Hoarder article.
Andrea Olson discusses how to help a child overcome fear of auto-flush toilets, sharing personal experiences and tips.
This episode explores how Elimination Communication (EC) can help parents of Down Syndrome babies achieve early potty training success, featuring insights from a certified coach with direct experience.
Andrea Olson discusses why her best friend chose not to practice elimination communication with her baby.
Andrea Olson discusses why a baby might pee shortly after being offered the potty and provides solutions for this common issue in elimination communication.