Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In contrast, rewards never really play into EC or potty training.
Praise the child for doing a good job, not for being good, but for having done a good job. This is not rewards. This is not stickers or treats, but just expressing your approval when things have gone right. I like to say, “Thank you for putting your pee pee in the potty,” or, “Good job putting your pee in the potty.”
Potty baby calmly without conversation, and without rewards, so baby realizes this is a normal, natural, private, what we do kind of thing. It is very important not to reward or criticize this. Montessori work, if you’ve ever looked into Montessori at all, all work is for intrinsic value. We are not creating people pleasers. We are creating people who are internally motivated, intrinsically motivated.
Rewarding our babies might end up in them trying to manipulate or control the adult, resulting in constipation, withholding & not going when offered
go to godiaperfree.com to learn how I potty from birth and go diaper free by the time baby’s walking…ages 0-16mos
I’ve got you.
#eliminationcommunication #godiaperfree #pottytraining #diaperfreebaby #pottytrained #parentinghacks #diaperfree #zerowaste #pottytraining
In contrast, rewards never really play into EC or potty training.
Praise the child for doing a good job, not for being good, but for having done a good job. This is not rewards. This is not stickers or treats, but just expressing your approval when things have gone right. I like to say, “Thank you for putting your pee pee in the potty,” or, “Good job putting your pee in the potty.”
Potty baby calmly without conversation, and without rewards, so baby realizes this is a normal, natural, private, what we do kind of thing. It is very important not to reward or criticize this. Montessori work, if you’ve ever looked into Montessori at all, all work is for intrinsic value. We are not creating people pleasers. We are creating people who are internally motivated, intrinsically motivated.
Rewarding our babies might end up in them trying to manipulate or control the adult, resulting in constipation, withholding & not going when offered
go to godiaperfree.com to learn how I potty from birth and go diaper free by the time baby’s walking…ages 0-16mos
I’ve got you.
#eliminationcommunication #godiaperfree #pottytraining #diaperfreebaby #pottytrained #parentinghacks #diaperfree #zerowaste #pottytraining
