By Jane Sheppard In raising healthy children, it’s not enough to just focus on the physical aspect of health. To be truly healthy, a child’s emotional health must be nurtured and strengthened. Developing a mental attitude of wellness is also essential. When we adopt an attitude of wellness, we take on a belief that being…
by Jan Hunt, M.Sc. Family co-sleeping takes full advantage of the ease of breastfeeding, as there is no need to go to another room to get the child. A breastfeeding mother in a “family bed” can easily feed her child without having to wake fully, and can continue to get the important rest she needs….
by Karen Squires “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) is launching a mass-media national campaign aimed at “reducing deaths associated with placing babies in adult beds.”-The Compleat Mother magazine I received this information in an email from The Compleat Mother Magazine. I have a burning question about…
(From the API News – Spring 2002. © 2002 Attachment Parenting International – www.attachmentparenting.org) When it comes to research about co-sleeping, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that there is research to suggest that there are benefits to parents and infants who share a bed (or room) through the night….
by Tami E. Breazeale Attachment parenting utilizes “babywearing,” carrying a baby in a cloth carrier such as a front or back pack or a sling, as a means to promote parent-child bonding and parental responsiveness. Though somewhat unusual in our culture, babywearing has been a common practice throughout human history and is still very common…
Goals & Benefits of In-Arms Parenting A continuous daily relationship with one primary caregiver (usually the mother) results in the most intelligent nurture of a young child. Extended family members also provide a constant and assuring presence. A baby held in-arms, or worn in a shawl or carrier, moves as a unit with the parent….
by Laura Simeon, MA. 1. Wearing a baby is convenient. When we carry a baby in a sling, we can walk around freely and not have to worry about negotiating steps, crowds or narrow aisles with a stroller. Plastic “baby buckets” and removable car seats are heavy and awkward for parents, babies often look uncomfortable,…
copyright 2003 Kelly Jo Murphy There are many things that you, as a parent, can do to nurture your children’s creativity. Each of the following ways are about you nurturing your children’s creativity, but they can just as easily be used for yourself or the child in you wanting to come out and play! 1….
by Jane Sheppard Joyful parenting in a positive and unlimited way respects children for who they truly are and nurtures their greatest potential. Imagine how powerful a person could be if parented in this way. What if there were no limiting beliefs or thoughts and fears about lack, inadequacy or failure? What if ALL you…
by Edward Mills Last week, when I dropped Ella off at pre-school, there was a letter in her cubby from the Adapted Physical Education Teacher. She had done an assessment of Ella’s gross motor skills to track the progress she is making with her delayed left side. The assessment listed her progress in specific skill…
by Linda F. Palmer, DC Reprinted from the Attachment Parenting International News, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2002 Human babies are born helpless, needing to be entirely cared for and protected. Luckily, they are born with all the necessary tools and “instructions” to attain such care for themselves, and to become a loved and loving part…
Robert Elias Najemy A human being is pretty much formed and programmed in his or her concepts about himself or herself and the surrounding world by the age of eight. Most of the work, which is done today by psychologists and psychiatrists, is to solve the problems and fill the gaps left by the experiences…