Attachment Parenting in General Reviews
Newest Review: ... independence too soon. Dr Sears basics of attachment parenting are as follows: 1. Birth Bonding: Being with the baby as much ... more
... as possible immediatly
after the birth, rooming in, father present and so on.
2. Breast feeding if possible, if not contact feeding.
3. Babywearing.
4. Bedding close to baby, whether co sleeping or just having baby's cot
next to the adults.
5. Belief in the language value of your baby's cry - and response to it.
6.Beware of baby trainers
7. Balance - this is not saying child centred as many people interpret it, but family centred.
These are not new ideas. I mentioned Jean Liedloff earlier, she lived f...moreCustomer Attachment Parenting in General Reviews (1)
by - written on 07/07/10 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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I decided to write this after watching a television programme recently about "attachment parenting". Now i have always considered myself an attached parent, but not in the way the programme presented attached parents. I suppose you have extremes in everything, and every parent will view things differently but this is my view of attachment parenting. I am really hoping a few others will write reviews on attachment parenting as well, and what it means to them. Some background information: Dr Sears first came up with the new term attchment parenting to describe a very very old method of parenting. In fact his first book reffered to it the ... Read the complete review
