attachment parenting
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| Mon, 08-14-2006 - 3:17pm |
A woman I know (I used to work with her dh) practices "attachment parenting". Here is a definition (for those who don't know what it is):
"Attachment Parenting includes respecting your child's needs, feeding on demand, and answering your baby's cries. Other parts of Attachment Parenting include co-sleeping, nursing on demand, sling or other baby carrier wearing, and cloth diapering. Not all Attachment Parents practice all of the above, but never the less love the idea of Attachment Parenting and comforting their children.
Attachment parenting uses mild discipline methods and avoids all physical or emotional punishment, such as inflicting shame on a child for inappropriate behavior. Children are encouraged and allowed to sleep with their parents, and you treat your bed as the family bed. Meeting your child's needs according to the child's time frame during the early years of development is an essential part of attachment parenting. Children will be allowed to grow and learn at their own pace and not according to standard time frames."
What do you all think of attachment parenting?
I don't see attachment parenting as something a WOH parent could do, or could they? What do u think?
I am also curious to see if SAHPs vs/ WOHPs will have different opionions on this topic.
If anyone here practices attachment parenting - was your decision to do so closely linked with your decision to be a SAHP?
josee

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"And no one on this thread has argued that BM contaminated with PCP or crack, for example, is superior to formula, so where are all the "militant BF'ers" you were addressing?"
There are quite a few in this thread.
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Can you link to even one post where someone claimed that drug laced breast milk is betetr than formula. I think you were told that drug laced breastmilk is better than drug laced formula. '
Also, where do you live that "most" breastfeeding moms are not drug free?
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I think that it is weird to encourage a child to sleep with the parents. I can understand a sick toddler or a child wh had a bad dream, but all the time? When are they to old? And if you don't discipline your child how will they know who is the head of the household and how do you enforce rules? I have always heard that good habits are learned early. If you don't teach them early on how to behave and what is expceted of them, what is to keep them frm growing up to be a spoiled brat?
Like I said I am new at the parenting thing, and I don't wish to hurt anyones feelings or offend anyone. I was recently called a negligent paent by one of the other members because I am keeping my dog after the baby is born, so I know how infuriating it can be to have someone question your parenting methods but at the same time aren't there boundries?
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I feel sorry for those breastfed babies that were separated from their mothers for days and even weeks during Hurrican Katrina.
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