Mayim Bialik, former child star of iconic 90's sitcom "Blossom," says that her 9-month-old son, Fred, is potty trained, thanks to the philosophy of attachment parenting.

Bialik, 33, has two sons, Miles, 3, and Fred, 9 months, with husband Michael Stone, and she says that co-sleeping, elimination communication and extended breastfeeding go hand-in-hand with the couple's holistic lifestyle. "We are a natural living family," Bialik recently told Celebrity Baby Blog. "We make our own shampoo, our own granola, our own cleaning products. We're a non-obnoxious green family I like to think!"

She credits several of her friends for introducing her to attachment parenting, and says that despite the fact that it takes a lot of time and effort, the rewards far out-weigh any sacrifices she and her husband have had to make. One of the most challenging aspects of attachment parenting, she says, is elimination communication.

What exactly is elimination communication, or "E.C," as Bialik calls it? That's when parents watch babies for the subtle signals infants give just before they urinate or move their bowels. "The fact is, it's a huge time commitment to observe and learn the signals that babies give when they are born, and when they go to the bathroom," she says. "With my first son I started at six months, and it was pretty difficult. With our second son we started at day two and it was not very difficult. I do believe babies are born potty-trained."

Honey, you had me, then you lost me. Subtle signs? Tell that to the poor waiter who watched our not-so-delicate flower give us a sign at dinner a few weeks ago. Bialik goes on to call the experience of potty training her baby "Zen and meditative."

Dude, pass me some of that homemade granola you're making, because whatever you're putting in it seems to make you hallucinate. I don't think I've ever heard the words "mellow" and "potty training" in the same sentence before.

OK, OK, that might be a little Judgy McJudgerson on my part. In fact, Bialik seems pretty grounded. The former teen star is a bona fide Ph.D. in neuroscience, and stays out of the spotlight, unlike a lot of former child stars. She's married to a graduate student (hey, me, too!) and recently took some very public ribbing about her personal style on the summer season premier of "What Not To Wear."

Bialik might not be able to keep up her attachment-parenting style for much longer; she's re-entering the world of acting after a long hiatus, with guest spots on TV shows "Bones" and "Saving Grace." What is it like for her to go from baby-wearing mom to working mom?

"Auditioning, I'm away for just an hour or so, but with 'Saving Grace' they filmed really late, I was there for nine hours when I thought I'd be there three or four," she says. "It was hard, but an interesting experience to be a pumping mom for that day. I've never done that before, and give women who can pump at work so much credit."

I have to give Bialik credit, too, for her strong parenting values and her willingness to share her ideas, even on elimination communication. It would be easy to dismiss her as kooky, but she seems like she really loves her kids. And isn't that the true test of any mom, no matter what your potty training philosophy?