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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Crash Course in Attachment Parenting

As always..I was surfing the blogosphere and found another wonderful natural mothering article. My favorite line in this article:

Excerpt:

In my experience attachment parenting really makes sense if you think logically and trust your instincts. I like to assume that babies instinctively know what they need. That is why they scream and yell when they are hungry or wet. It is a primitive and effective means of getting their needs met.

So why are we taught to ignore them when they scream from their crib for human contact? Parents get so upset when their babies can only be rocked to sleep. Is this rocket science people? Rock your baby to sleep! Isn't life short? Don't children grow up so fast? Why on earth would I avoid holding my baby if that is what she wants?

Read the rest:
Attachment Parenting 101

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