Attachment Parenting
By asmielewski
@asmielewski (64)
United States
September 14, 2006 12:10am CST
Does anyone here practice attachment parenting? Breastfeeding, co-sleeping, no spankings, not letting your child "cry it out", gentle discipline, etc...? My son is 18 months old and I've found that it's been a great experience for both of us.
5 responses
@Dara_momto4 (842)
• United States
24 Oct 06
We do! I wouldn't have it any other way. I've explained it to others as instinctual parenting.
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@KisaMommy (132)
• United States
9 Oct 06
I don't.. but some of the comments here make me sad.. It's closed minded to say that there is "No other way to parent" .. there are many different ways to parent.. it all depends on your situation, your life, your family, your kids.. it's what works FOR YOU.. and it's NOT what works for 'everyone' else..
What works fine with us doesn't work well for you? That's cool.. Find a way to parent that suits you and all involved in your family *you, husband, kids..* and go with it.. but NEVER assume to tell SOMEONE ELSE how to parent their kids.. you arent them.. they aren't YOUR kids..
They are being brought up LOVED, and CARED FOR.. and as long as they aren't being abused and neglected.. who are YOU to say how to parent their own children?
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
22 Jan 08
Hi, I so agree, we need to do what works for us, what our intuition and knowledge of ourselves and our children tell us. However, I think everyone here is talking about what is right for them, that there is no other way for them. And that, like you, they don't like being told by others that their way of parenting is wrong.
Keep up the hard and great work you're doing parenting. :)
@kristineholm (14)
• United States
4 Oct 06
i preactice attachment parenting and it has been wonderful...my kids are well behaved and i dont have any problems with them. they know that mommy loves them and always feel safe
@lips8481 (16)
• United States
9 Oct 06
I love this kind of parenting I dont believe that their is any other way to parent. Right now I just got back from my local library to learn more about it. Im a new mom and my family disagrees with me but so Far its whats been working for my daughter and I.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
22 Jan 08
My son is 13 and half months and we find it works for us. I couldn't let him cry it out anyway as he is stubborn and will cry for an hour if he's frustrated enough and wants my attention. But now he's able to spend more and more time with husband so if there is something I really need to do I can do it. If my husband isn't there, I do things in pieces but when he is, I take long showers - today I took a long nap - with no migraine either - just for the joy of sleeping on my own.
I do notice though that my saying no or redirecting has no impact on him, suddenly the thing I say no about becomes the most interesting thing. No equates to interesting! My husband, who would never hit him, means business though and my son can tell - daddy says no - you leave whatever you're doing! My landlady/friend tells me that no matter how stern I sound - if a part of me feels guilty - he can sense it - which is how he can laugh about a loud stern no!
He also pulls my hair, and pulls off my glasses - bending the frames, scratches at me while nursing and such. Not always but sometimes.And I'm not sure how to handle it - how would you?
