Attachment Parenting

Hi Moms! Do you go against the norm raising your children? Does the world revolve around your children?

Hi, I am Jennifer Houck. When my first daughter was born, we quickly became attached. I nursed on demand, wore her all day and co-slept. I was just being a mom of what just came natural to me. Then one day I was doing some online research and realized the parenting technique I was doing had a name. The name was Attachment Parenting. I had no idea that other moms were practicing the same parenting style I was. There are not many resoures for attachment parenting, so I started this website to help other moms become more aware of this particular style of parenting. You will find tips, resources, and products for breastfeeding, cosleeping, cloth diapering, baby slings, homemade baby products and etc.

So your first question may be, What is Attachment Parenting? Attachment Parenting is a type of parenting that is making headlines internationally. It comes natural to me as a parent. It just tugs at my heart when I hear my girls cry. In my opinion children are dependent by design and eventually they will accomplish their independence by my parenting skills of showing them security, trust and empathy. As a AP parent, I respond immediately to my children's cries and other communications.

Attachment Parenting includes respecting your child's needs, feeding on demand, and answering your baby's cries. Other parts of Attachment Parenting include co-sleeping, nursing on demand, sling or other baby carrier wearing, and cloth diapering. Not all Attachment Parents practice all of the above, but never the less love the idea of Attachment Parenting and comforting their children.

Attachment parenting uses mild discipline methods and avoids all physical or emotional punishment, such as inflicting shame on a child for inappropriate behavior. Children are encouraged and allowed to sleep with their parents, and you treat your bed as the family bed. Meeting your child's needs according to the child's time frame during the early years of development is an essential part of attachment parenting.  Children will be allowed to grow and learn at their own pace and not according to standard time frames.

If you agree with these basic principles, then Attachment Parenting could be right for you. Listen to your inner feelings and you will be able to decide what type of parent you want to be.