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Attached During the Holiday

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Before I was a parent, December was a time of calm. There were a few office Christmas parties, and a little bit of shopping, but there was nothing frantic about it. We’d drive around to find the best light displays, go see a Christmas movie or two in the theatre, [...]

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Tags: Engage in Nighttime Parenting · Feed with Love and Respect · Holidays · Practice Positive Discipline · Respond with Sensitivity · Strive for Balance · Uncategorized

Weighing in on Breastfeeding in Public

December 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I feel so lucky that I live in a place that is so open to nursing in public. I have never been asked to cover up, given funny looks, or asked to move to the bathroom to nurse my children. But I know so many mothers who are terrified of nursing in public because they [...]

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Raised With Respect

November 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Last month, my son received an award in school.  Something I really like is that his school gives out character awards as opposed to academic awards.  The award my son received was for demonstrating respect.
Of course as his mom, I was very teary and sniffly and proud as could be during the awards assembly.   [...]

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Tags: Engage in Nighttime Parenting · Feed with Love and Respect · General Interest · Practice Positive Discipline · Prepare for Pregnancy, Birth, & Parenting · Principles · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Respond with Sensitivity

Mom to Mom: An interview with Jan Hunt

November 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

An interview by Wendy Cook. You can read more from Wendy at Mother Rising.
Many of you know that I read Jan Hunt’s book The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart when I was pregnant with Satch and it changed my life. The child in me felt validated and it helped me trust my gut [...]

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Tags: General Interest · Practice Positive Discipline · Provide Consistent & Loving Care

Something to bump up against

October 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Today, API Speaks is proud to feature a guest post by Dr. Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., author of Playful Parenting. Dr. Cohen is a licensed psychologist specializing in children’s play and play therapy. Find out more at PlayfulParenting.com.
Some parents are intuitively attachment-oriented; some seek out an alternative to their childhood; and some stumble onto it. [...]

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Tantrums: Opportunies to Connect

October 2nd, 2008 · 11 Comments

Before I became the mother of a toddler, I remember listening to other parents describe their little one’s behavior with the term “terrible twos.” To be honest, I had no idea what kind of behavior was meant by the term except that whatever was going on during this stage in a child’s development [...]

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Tags: General Interest · Practice Positive Discipline · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Respond with Sensitivity · Use Nurturing Touch

It’s Not Called Permissive Parenting

September 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

The world is full of followers, but you’re not one of them. - JL Glass
I recently attended a seminar taught by JL Glass (he’s a very funny, charismatic speaker), and he mentioned that he tells his kids that. It got me to thinking about all of the messages we give our children, both verbally and [...]

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Whose Kid Was That?

September 16th, 2008 · 8 Comments

I’m a parent educator. I’m a mom of four. I am an advocate for all things AP. I should be able to handle this. So, what the heck am I doing wrong?
These are the thoughts running through my head at the grocery store the other day. The store is being remodeled. It is glaringly bright, [...]

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Tags: Practice Positive Discipline · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Respond with Sensitivity

Does Attachment Parenting Pertain To Me?

September 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

My kids are not babies.  They sleep in their own rooms.  They don’t breastfeed.  If I wore them in a carrier, the sling would rip and my spine would snap. They have homework.
Does attachment parenting still pertain to me?
Sometimes it seems as though the API principles are geared mainly toward babies and toddlers: have the [...]

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Tags: Engage in Nighttime Parenting · Feed with Love and Respect · Practice Positive Discipline · Prepare for Pregnancy, Birth, & Parenting · Principles · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Respond with Sensitivity · Siblings · Strive for Balance · Use Nurturing Touch

Compassion and attachment parenting

September 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

After having my own children (now 7 and 2 years old) and watching them interact with other children in different situations, I’m convinced that compassion is learned by modeling the behavior. Attachment parenting is an excellent way to teach your children about compassion and what it means to consider other people around you and how your [...]

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Tags: General Interest · Practice Positive Discipline