April 2008

She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months. My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months. My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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Tips for Slinging Your Newborn

April 22, 2008

Dr. Maria Blois will be doing a twice monthly babywearing Q&A on API Speaks. If you are interested in submitting a question, please do so by adding a comment to this post. Your question could be answered in Maria’s next post! Q: I tried putting my three week old, eight pound newborn in my ring [...]

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Spare the crib, spoil thyself

April 22, 2008

While taking my one year old son for a stroll a few days ago I stopped into my neighborhood coffee house. I noticed a woman with a similarly aged child sipping a coffee in the corner. We oohed and aahed over the babies and began to talk about our parenting experiences with the fervor of [...]

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It takes a village

April 20, 2008

We’ve all heard the saying “It takes a village to raise a child” and it is still true , even in these modern days of computers, mobile phones, dial-a-pizza and tv on demand, in fact I would say now, more than ever, we all need our little village. Before our daughter was born, I never [...]

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Welcome to API Speaks!

April 15, 2008

It has been an exciting month for Attachment Parenting International. At the beginning of the month, we launched our Parent Education Program (PEP). PEP dramatically expands the AP resources available to parents by establishing trained experts in communities where parents who need support can easily access them. We also launched our forums, providing real-world support, [...]

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