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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"No, I knew from beginning, as I stated, that I knew I didn't want to breast feed, and had made it perfectly clear to this nurse that it is not what I wanted to do. Yet, she continuosly went against my wished to try to make me breast feed, and practically put my nipple in my son's mouth"
Did you let someone at the hospital know of this nurse's behavior?
Wake me gently
If you can
Wake me gently
Just touch my hand
Wake me gently
Pull my sleeve
'Cuz where I'm at
Is where I wanna leave
"Wake Me Gently" Alice Cooper
like I said above, perhaps be more clear in your posts. You said you will not feed him snacks unless you "know" he is hungry. How does one "know".
Aren't there days when you as an adult are "more" hungry than others? I know myself somedays I feel hungry all the time...and other days I have to "remind" myself that it's almost dinner time.
Well I have to say that in my family, the food that is placed on the table *does* matter. Because I care about my family's health.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
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