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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How? How could this possibly be known?
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Again how could this possibly be measured?
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Sure there is. This is a case where formula would be a better option. Why is that so hard to admit?
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How? How could this possibly be known?
"While the study showed an increase in intelligence at all duration levels of breastfeeding, participants who had been breastfed for seven to nine months showed the largest increase of IQ points at 6, compared to those breastfed for one month or less."
http://www.lalecheleague.org/Release/intelligence.html
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Again how could this possibly be measured?
""Research reports on the psychological aspects of nursing are scarce. One study that dealt specifically with babies nursed longer than a year showed a significant link between the duration of nursing and mothers' and teachers' ratings of social adjustment in six- to eight-year-old children (Ferguson et al, 1987). In the words of the researchers, 'There are statistically significant tendencies for conduct disorder scores to decline with increasing duration of breastfeeding.'"
"Many studies have shown that one of the best ways to prevent allergies and asthma is to breastfeed exclusively for at least 6 months and continue breastfeeding long-term after that point.
"The American Academy of Family Physicians notes that children weaned before two years of age are at increased risk of illness (AAFP 2001).
Nursing toddlers between the ages of 16 and 30 months have been found to have fewer illnesses and illnesses of shorter duration than their non-nursing peers (Gulick 1986).
"Antibodies are abundant in human milk throughout lactation" (Nutrition During Lactation 1991; p. 134). In fact, some of the immune factors in breastmilk increase in concentration during the second year and also during the weaning process. (Goldman 1983, Goldman & Goldblum 1983, Institute of Medicine 1991).
Per the World Health Organization, "a modest increase in breastfeeding rates could prevent up to 10% of all deaths of children under five: Breastfeeding plays an essential and sometimes underestimated role in the treatment and prevention of childhood illness." "
"Breastfeeding can be helpful for preventing allergy by:
reducing exposure to potential allergens (the later baby is exposed, the less likely that there will be an allergic reaction),
speeding maturation of the protective intestinal barrier in baby's gut,
coating the gut and providing a barrier to potentially allergenic molecules,
providing anti-inflammatory properties that reduce the risk of infections (which can act as allergy triggers)."
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/bfextended/ebf-benefits.html
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Sure there is. This is a case where formula would be a better option. Why is that so hard to admit?
Yes, fI'll conceded formula is better for a child of a mother who uses illegal drugs.
There is so much evidence of the benefits of BM that it really isnt a question which is better en masse. However, each family has to make their own choices as to what they feel best meets their needs.
"BM has been linked to improved IQ, decreased rate of illness, fewer allegies, and increased social adjustment. However, I don't know your kids, nor do I choose to compare mine to yours."
My children are in an honors program at school, never been hospitalized, one of them were on antibiotics once, they get a couple of colds a year, no allergies to anything and they have a better social life than I do. They accomplished this even after being fed formula for the first year of their life.
"As to the illegal drug users, I wouldn't think trust their abilities to FF succesfully either so there really is no comparison in BM vs formula there."
So, because you don't trust, you think it can't be done. But, I think it's safe to say that their BM is inferior to formula.
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There is a huge difference between me saying that I would bet that the vast majority of women that adopt aren't nursing and me saying that I am qualified to judge what "most people" would or wouldn't do.
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Why would you think that?
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Me either. That is why I find it annoying when these militant BF sites play some martyr role.
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Good for you.
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I guess I should tell you again to read before you post something like this. I nursed BOTH of my children for 1 yr.
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How does research measure IQ points in an infant?
Again with the allergies and sickness. How can this be measured? You can't compare two different children nor can you compare a child while BF then while FF.
You just can't compare two different children. That research is just absurd.
My son was BF and he has battled acid reflux disease and had seasonal asthma until about a year ago. He finally outgrew it. However he is very intelligent and does very well in school.
My youngest is VERY healthy. She has never had any health issues, and seems to be quite bright. She was nursed as well. Go figure. Another case of the research isn't so right.
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