Attachment Parenting
@Married2aMarine (1273)
United States
February 11, 2007 1:25pm CST
What are your thoughts on attachment parenting? AP promotes such things as extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping, respecting individuality of children, etc. They oppose detached parenting such as cry-it-out sleep training methods and discipline through intimidation and physical violence such as spanking. I agree with some of their concepts but not all. I believe in loving and nurturing my child but at the same time I think discipline is key. I think it's good to have a balance.
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
11 Feb 07
I'm more of a moderate parenting person myself. Some of the attachment parenting ideas I like, but some of them I don't agree with. So probably about like you. =p
Co-sleeping is one issue on which I couldn't possibly do the "attachment parenting" thing, because I have sleep problems. My bed would not be a safe place for my child, with all the flailing around I do. I do have him sleeping in my room in a seperate bed, so that if he wakes up in the night I'm right there.
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@Married2aMarine (1273)
• United States
11 Feb 07
Yeah, co-sleeping is not something I can do either. My son was in a separate bed in our room till he was 6 months and now he's in his own bed.
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@Jemina (5770)
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23 Feb 07
If I get my own baby, I'd try to be attached to him/her during the infancy period because of the touch therapy reason. However, there will be a right time to start training him/her to be independent and disciplined. Babies won't remain babies forever so I want to cherish those moments. It may be hard and cause sleepless nights but I hope that when I the time comes I would be a fulltime mom until the child is ready to be independent.
@6in12years (305)
• United States
28 May 07
I think you'll find that as babies grow up they have a drive to become more independent. I haven't had to push or train any of my kids to be independent, only back off and allow it.
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I do not know a lot on the subject, but as a parent I do know that each of us develops our own method of raising our children. Some people do exactly the same way they were raised and others do exactly the opposite. I look at a child as someone who knows nothing and I have the power to teach this child everything which will set the foundation of their life. So I believe in loving the child, helping the child to stand on its on two feet but in due time. They are so precious to us and we must do what is right for them by teaching them right from wrong with a lot of love and understanding.
@mememama (3076)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I think it's a common misconception that attachment parenting=kids with no discipline. I practice this and my son still has boundaries and he doesn't run the house. I however don't want him to fear me and I will never raise a hand to him. I was raised this way and I did great, in fact I got a full ride scholarship to college :)
