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Part time diaper free! is dedicated to helping you reduce your diaper use as you gently, naturally and gradually practice Elimination Communication with your baby, and discover the joys of doing so!About Tribal Baby
Charndra Chris and Maven began their 'EC journey' in 2005, when Maven was born. Being so astounded by how using diapers 'part time' through EC was such a wonderful way to connect with our baby son on a daily basis, we began sharing our experiences online in 'Diaper Free Baby' when Maven was around seven months old. (and thus had beginning mobility and slightly less in-arms-on-the-boob time with Mum!) " A mind once expanded by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." Oliver W. Holmes This was so true about our experiences practicing EC. We all loved it! We couldn't understand AT ALL why EVERYONE wasn't doing it, it was so amazing an experience. What a simple way to have many daily, positive ways to connect and understand one another - learning about co-operation, respect for our son's messages, his comfort level - really being able to help him.
Tribal baby has visitors from over 25 countries! I'm always astounded at the variety of countries that pop up on my website stats page. EC is truly of interest to people all around the world. Visitors continue to grow, so I thought about how I could expand Tribal Baby while helping more people interested in EC, but unsure due to the clap-trap in the media, implying it is an 'all or nothing' activity only for stay at home mums who get weed on all day. If they only realized how untrue that was, a lot more parents would be mixing a bit of EC into their baby care, and benefiting from it.
I noticed that people would want to start to practice EC, but just couldn't work out where to begin, and that people would get discouraged and give up when reaching various developmental stages, feeling somehow they weren't doing it 'right'. Or, I'd meet people who were interested, yet never actually started due to feeling overwhelmed with where to begin and not realizing how integral diapers are to our learning. I have planned the materials to counteract that by giving people a clear sense of how adaptable EC is to their lifestyle - as a way simply to cut their use of diapers down to a manageable level as they develop the skills and confidence in communicating with their baby through elimination communication. After some conversations with my grandma, who had done this with her own children (and assumed all mothers still did this) I was inspired to help make these skills a normal part of baby care again - even on a very low key level. For, as those who practice EC know, the basic skills are quite simple, and people can then focus more or less time on their communication as the changing needs of their family require.
This new site, Part time Diaper Free! was written and developed as full time care of Maven and living allowed - so lots of quick scratching of notes, and typing while Maven slept or had breastfeed while I balanced a laptop or organiser nearby, typing one handed. There was also plenty of sneaking out of bed after waking up early in the morning with my brain a-buzz! I'm learning about e-commerce through a brilliant online course called "Chain Reaction Marketing" by Mind Valley Labs. I recommend it highly, the introductory free lessons had this website planned within weeks! Click here to find out more. Although it is nerve-wracking to launch a new idea such as this on the world wide web, it is also extremely exciting. I decided to just DO IT, and am having a great time. I'm enjoying combining my various skills with a topic I love! "All Our Dreams Can Come True, If We Have The Courage To Pursue Them" -- Walt Disney.What will you get with "Part Time Diaper Free!" online guide to developing your diaper free confidence: You will get a personal, structured, self paced online guide to beginning EC – part time. You will be given specific, yet simple activities to DO with your baby at home which will build your confidence in your ability to learn and read your baby’s signs. You will learn how your family can become part time diaper free, saving you potentially thousands of dollars, reducing the environmental impact of any form of diapering, while enhancing your bond and the relationship shared with your baby.
Charndra, Chris Maven and Jett live in Canberra, the beautiful Capital city of Australia. They met while both beginning as white belts in Taekwondo in 1998, and got married in 2003 in South Australia. CharndraCharndra has a Degree in Education, and twelve years experience teaching in country and city schools, with primary, secondary and tertiary students over this time. Subjects she taught included Art, Design, Information Technology, English, Geography, History and Drama! Her actual Degree was originally in Art and Design Teaching. She has written three sections of the "Spendwell" website for the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs in South Australia, covering such topics as mobile phones, buying and shopping online all geared towards informing teenagers and youths of their rights and responsibilities as consumers. Spend Well She
has developed and updated the information technology course for years
eight and nine while working for the Access Media Service and Enterprise
unit within the Department of Education and Children’s Services, in
South Australia. Learning about EC while researching how best to live on one income while raising children, she became enthusiastic about helping and encouraging other mums as they discover the joys of being diaper free, and Tribal Baby was started! Charndra is currently training as a volunteer Community Educator for the ABA, who have been very supportive during her breastfeeding journey. She is hoping one day to gain her black belt in World Taekwondo, which she was in training for - the date had even been set - when becoming pregnant with Maven put a pause on those plans!
Chris has a background in telecommunications, electronics and network design, he has a Degree in Information Technology. He works for the Australian Government as an IT professional, and still has a diaper-free baby at home! He is a motorbike enthusiast; the family has traveled several times to Phillip Island in Victoria to watch the Super Bikes and Moto GP. They have a camper trailer for holidays, though it is decked out with every modern convenience, it is more like an apartment than a glorified tent! Contact us Click to go to the Contact page Support For other questions, click to go to the Support page And remember:
Our Babies:
Have Fun Connecting with your baby through EC! Charndra, Chris, Maven and Jett. |
Develop Your Diaper Free Confidence as you Discover the Joys of Practicing Elimination Communication
Spread the Word About EC... Help me raise awareness of part-time Baby Pottying as a very real way to help the environment and reduce waste by putting this badge on your site. Thanks! - Charndra.
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Part Time Diaper Free is a site dedicated to helping you to reduce your reliance on full-time diapers. I'll help you to develop your diaper-free confidence with my fun (and free!) guided tour of part-time elimination communication, the 7 Secrets. EC is a gentle practice helping you deepen your conscious understanding of your relationship with your baby, supporting a secure attachment. Re-discover this ancient and alternative way of managing your baby's hygiene needs, while using diapers as backup* ......YES! Practicing EC means REDUCING your use of diapers gradually. 'No diapers allowed' is not true... * Like using modern cloth diapers, it's also addictive and a lot of fun! Back to Top Privacy Policy Contact Me Articles | Tribal Baby © 2009 by Charndra Josling |
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In time other pages on related
topics were added, with links to resources for finding out more, those
sources of information I found useful and thought-provoking, or that allowed
an informed understanding of a topic. Diaper Free Baby has grown as Maven
has grown and progressed through the many 'phases' of EC, to a totally diaper
free and semi independently toileting toddler! (Mum empties the
potty and helps out now and then, but he is largely an "EC
Graduate" now, he is two and a half. "Diaper Free Baby"
became "Tribal Baby", in thoughts about how social babies really
are and how they benefit from gentle parenting, traditional practices such
as baby wearing, practicing EC, as are and were the way of caring for
babies in tribal societies.
When
Maven turned two, (about one week before), I began work on the "Part time Diaper Free" online course.
This grew out of noticing a need in the EC Community for a simple, guided
structure to empower and give people ongoing support and practical
strategies to follow as they moved from full time diaper use to part time diaper
use. 
This
is two year old Maven, the inspiration, the motivation, the diaper free baby behind
Tribal Baby!
