October 2011

A Family at Play

October 31, 2011

We’ve spent a lot of time this year preparing for play this AP Month: thinking about play, the value, the importance, the research, what to play, modeling play, challenges to play, who has something to share about play, and working to bring all of that to you as we celebrate family and attachment parenting. So [...]

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Attachment Parenting Month 2011 Blog Carnival

October 24, 2011

The theme for Attachment Parenting Month 2011, Families at Play, inspired many of you to share your thoughts about what play means for you and your family. Check out these posts submitted to the AP Month 2011 Blog Carnival to see how important play is to other families. I Will Not Have My Child to [...]

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Playtime Grows Up

October 21, 2011

Young children play effortlessly. Kids are naturally predisposed to play, and it doesn’t take much to engage a child in a silly game or role-play. Through play, kids express feelings, needs, thoughts and ideas that they might not yet have the words to articulate. Playing together lets parents connect and communicate with kids beyond a [...]

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Time Management

October 20, 2011

All my life I have praised myself for my incredible ability to structure my day and activities into neat little categories of time that allow for the accomplishment of tasks and leave ample room for fun and relaxation. I sit down every night and list my to-do’s and see where they can fit in during [...]

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A Family that Plays Together Stays Together!

October 19, 2011

Last year, I gave my sweet husband the colossal task of finding a birthday present for me that a) wasn’t materialistic and b) showed me that

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Spotlight On: Soothing Slumber DVD

October 18, 2011

The Soothing Slumber DVD is a video class of infant massage for nighttime. Learn more from Rachel Rainbolt in this Attachment Parenting International interview on The Attached Family online magazine at http://theattachedfamily.com/membersonly/?p=2863

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Attachment as Important at School as at Home

October 17, 2011

Likely your children or grandchildren were looking forward to starting school after the long, hot summer, equipped with their new books and school supplies. No doubt, you too are hoping that their enthusiasm about learning will last. All too often, not far into the school year, children complain about too much homework, teachers not being [...]

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Coming Out To Play

October 4, 2011

“I bless you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to the little children.” Jesus A newspaper reporter once wrote that, “Fred Donaldson never has a hard day at work. All he does is play around.” The reporter expresses a common misunderstanding of [...]

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