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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When compared to pepsi, formula is not substandard. But when compared to what the human body is designed to be fed (breast milk), formula is substandard.
In a discussion of bm versus ff, is it really necessary to go through that statment in every post, though?
No FF itself is not propaganda. However, FF backers that try to debunk the proven research showing BF is superior are. Their are certainly situations that FF would benefit a particular family moreso than BF. But by and large, BF beats FF hands down. There is nothing to debate in that regard.
FTR, I dont consider myself superior for choosing to BF.
BM that has not been altered via absorption of a controlled substance (ie: prescrption drugs or herbs) or illicit drugs is chemically superior to F. In fact even formula research scientists acknowledge that F does not and is not likely to ever come close to duplicating the chemical makeup of BM.
"While greater knowledge about human milk has helped scientists improve infant formula, it has become "increasingly apparent that infant formula can never duplicate human milk," wrote John D. Benson, Ph.D, and Mark L. Masor, Ph.D., in the March 1994 issue of Endocrine Regulations. "Human milk contains living cells, hormones, active enzymes, immunoglobulins and compounds with unique structures that cannot be replicated in infant formula."
Benson and Masor, both of whom are pediatric nutrition researchers at infant formula manufacturer Abbott Laboratories, believe creating formula that duplicates human milk is impossible. "A better goal is to match the performance of the breastfed infant," they wrote. Performance is measured by the infant's growth, absorption of nutrients, gastrointestinal tolerance, and reactions in blood."
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/breastfed.html
Besides, citing illegal drug use as a reason to FF doesnt much futher the debate. An illegal drug user shouldnt even have custody of their own children much less BF them.
So that brings your debate down to mothers who are on the few prescrption drugs that could potentially harm their child through BM. Here is some info on that.
"Actually, there are very few drugs that are not safe to take while breastfeeding"
"Women with chronic health problems such as diabetes, lupus, arthritis, epilepsy, or thyroid disease may need to take medication during the entire time they are nursing their babies. It is almost always possible to find medications that are compatible with breastfeeding"
http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBMarApr00p55.html
Since there are few drugs that aren't safe during lactation, and for most women, there are safe altenatives to the few that are harmful, this doesnt add much to the debate either.
http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/adopt.html
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