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, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Strive for Balance'
Attached During the Holiday
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Engage in Nighttime Parenting · Feed with Love and Respect · Holidays · Practice Positive Discipline · Respond with Sensitivity · Strive for Balance · Uncategorized
AP When Things Are Upside Down
December 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Joy, love, and simplicity are certainly some of the most compelling reasons that our family has chosen to practice Attachment Parenting. AP principles, like keeping our baby close, responding to our children with sensitivity and respect, and engaging in night time parenting have made our lives infinitely sweeter, gentler, and less stressful. So, recently, when [...]
Tags: Engage in Nighttime Parenting · Feed with Love and Respect · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Respond with Sensitivity · Strive for Balance · Use Nurturing Touch
AP while on vacation
November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We have just returned from a holiday which lasted 4 weeks. We have been to 4 countries, visited our extended families, went to the beach and stayed at 7 different places.
I was a bit anxious that it would be too much for our 20 month old daughter but she handled it very well.
We don’t need [...]
Tags: General Interest · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Strive for Balance
A working mom seeks balance
October 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Mommy guilt.
Just about every mother suffers from it, but there is no cure. It seems no matter how much we give, how hard we try, in our own minds it isn’t enough. Some days I feel like a do a pretty good job of balancing my career, my family, and myself. But other days, it [...]
Tags: Strive for Balance · presence
Control or the lack thereof
September 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments
I’ve always liked to feel in control of my life. In my pre-baby days (back in the mists of time) I used to work full time in various office environments. My desk was always tidy, my in-tray cleared by every evening, my out-tray filed away neatly. Any outstanding work issues were jotted down in my [...]
Tags: General Interest · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Strive for Balance
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 [...]
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
Be Selfish: Finding Balance in Your Life
September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
For busy families, fitting one more thing into your day might seem impossible, but adding something extra every day will actually revitalize and refresh you.
After fighting his way home through traffic, an exhausted dad arrives at home ready to put his feet up. At the door, he meets the also exhausted mom holding a crying [...]
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Dating
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
When my husband and I became parents, we expected parenting to be the focus of our lives. We anticipated that we’d be spending essentially all of our non-work time as a family, taking the children with us when we visited friends, went to restaurants, traveled, and so on. We’d both had this kind [...]
Tags: Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Strive for Balance
Cobathing
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Bath time in our house is a social event. Since becoming the parents of a demanding toddler (armed with a growing vocabulary), my husband and I can hardly remember the days when taking a shower added up to a) showering alone, and b) getting in, washing up, and getting out.
In our childhood, my husband and [...]
Tags: Adoption · Feed with Love and Respect · Provide Consistent & Loving Care · Respond with Sensitivity · Siblings · Strive for Balance · Use Nurturing Touch
A Balancing Act
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments
In talking to parents, especially mothers, in the 6 ½ years that I’ve been a mother, I’ve learned that the hardest thing many parents face is finding time to oneself. This is definitely the thing I struggle with the most. Everybody in the family has needs which must be met, and as attachment [...]
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