October 2009

When Attachment Parenting Speaks for Itself

October 30, 2009

When my first child was born I often felt like I was swimming against the current. My decisions to exclusively breastfeed, co-sleep, wear my baby and practice gentle discipline often set me apart from other parents. For the most part, that was fine with me. I had carefully considered my decisions, and was comfortable with [...]

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Learning How to Share

October 29, 2009

My son lay sobbing on the sun-room floor between our daybed and coffee table. If I tried to come near him, he kicked his feet and cried harder. His nanny was leaving and he didn’t want her to go. In fact, she had just told me moments before, “Your son won my heart today. He [...]

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Letting Go

October 26, 2009

My little sister got married this past weekend and she moved to Texas. My brother got dumped by the girlfriend that he was going to ask to marry him. The ring is sitting on his desk. Our little community has been in emotional upheaval, to say the least. Here are just a few of the [...]

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Birthday Boy

October 23, 2009

Today is my son’s birthday; he is eight years old.  He is my firstborn. I have been a parent for eight years.  My parenting has evolved during that time. When I was first pregnant with him, I had visions of a cheery, chubby baby who would enter my life, but wouldn’t alter it significantly.  I’d [...]

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The Internal Struggle

October 22, 2009

Although I consider myself an AP mom, I had never heard the term before my children were born, and for a long time, I didn’t know that the techniques I employed as a mother were considered Attachment Parenting. A lot of the principles of AP came to me naturally: I breastfed both kids, practiced infant [...]

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Slowing down to smell the stillness, re-energizes

October 21, 2009

I just used up a bag of flour that I’ve had in my pantry for the past couple of years. I only had it for the occasional sauce thickening agent, or… uh… why did I have that bag of flour? I guess it’s just one those things that is expected. One must have flour or [...]

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Attachment Through the Teen Years – AP Month 2009

October 20, 2009

The following post, part of the AP Month 2009 Blog Carnival, is from API Co-Founder and author of Attached at the Heart, Barbara Nicholson.

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Attachment Parenting Month 2009 Blog Carnival of Growth

October 19, 2009

Happy Attachment Parenting Month! “Attached at the Heart Through the Years” is the AP Month 2009 theme. “Attached at the Heart Through the Years” is a statement that a healthy and secure attachment between parent and child is a dynamic process that extends beyond infancy and throughout childhood. During AP Month 2009, parents are challenged [...]

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