October 2010

AP Month 2010 “Full of Love” Blog Carnival

October 31, 2010

Welcome to the official AP Month 2010 “Full of Love” Blog Carnival. Please browse through the submissions below. Each post includes an excerpt as well as a link to the full post. Please note that the links will open in a new window. Enjoy the posts! Attachment Parenting Month-”Full of Love” from the International Childbirth [...]

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Liking My Spirited Child

October 30, 2010

I was browsing– okay, I fess up–I was googling the term “spirited child.” I immediately came up with some book advertisements and then with a few pages that explained what a spirited child was. My son is a “textbook” spirited child. The next few pages I came across were things like “taming your spirited child” [...]

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Gentle Parenting Ideas Series: Getting Into the Car Seat

October 29, 2010

This post is the second in a series about gentle parenting through potential power struggles with your toddler or preschooler. Each post will give you ideas and examples for using love, patience, and creativity to work through some fairly common areas of concern: brushing teeth, getting into the car seat, meals/eating, shopping, diaper changes, picking [...]

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Finding Grace and Love in Potty Training?

October 28, 2010

Potty training. Again. While I’ve done this twice already with varying degrees of difficulty, I still find the process to be exhausting. Most days, I want to throw all the cloth diapers out the window – other days I want to chuck the potty seat and trainers along with my determination to teach this skill. [...]

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API Live! Full of Love with Dr. Bill Sears

October 19, 2010

Join us for the next API Live! Teleseminar scheduled for October 25, 2010 at 9pm ET/6pm PT: Full of Love: Giving our children a foundation for lifelong health through attachment parenting with Dr. Bill Sears and Dominique Hodgin M.Ed.c., NE. Register for this call to hear hosts Lu Hanessian and API co-founder Lysa Parker speak [...]

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Going Against the Grain: Pregnancy

October 18, 2010

I wrote here about the struggles that arise when your parents disagree with your parenting.  The feedback was overwhelming and I have decided to share my own story of going against the grain and my path to attachment parenting.  I do this in the hopes that you will take a few minutes to share your [...]

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2 Days Left to Bid in The AP Month 2010 – Full of Love Auction

October 15, 2010

Show us some love: ONLY 2 Days Left to Bid!!! The Attachment Parenting International Auction closes on SUNDAY, October 17, 2010 at 11:59 PM EDT. If you’ve got your heart set on a special item… you still have time to bid! Check Out These Great Buys… You can still bid on any of the special [...]

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AP Month 2010 Blog Carnival Full of Love – Submission Date Extended!

October 14, 2010

Attachment Parenting Month 2010 is in full swing! “Full of Love: parenting to meet the emotional and physical needs of children” is our theme this year with a focus on preventing childhood obesity and we’re extending our carnival of blogs!    Explore with us the challenges we face in raising children who know the healthiest [...]

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