Comments on: Attachment Parenting (Mom-to-Mom #7)

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:54:00 +0000

Thanks for following up with me Abel! I’m glad my response was helpful to you.

By: Abel

Abel — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:55:02 +0000

I didn’t expect to receive such a detailed answer (by age) when I asked you, Angela! Thank you. Since you’ve gone through it further than me, I am reassured that AP is the way for my two children. I have always argued with my wife which way is the best when our toddler cries in the middle of the night, either to carry and calm him or let him cry out. It’s not easy but we will try the “no-cry-out” way.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:05:41 +0000

Thanks Summer! I’m glad to hear that attachment parenting is paying off for you too!

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:44:02 +0000

I love your answer, I think you covered it pretty well. I know that my own sons are very social and outgoing, and I attribute part of that to the fact that they always know that I am here for them to come back to. I think of myself as their safety net while they are still so young. Our attachment lets them feel safe going out into the world without fear of falling, because I’m always here.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:36:13 +0000

Shelly, that’s wonderful that your parenting is paying off with good behavior! Thanks for sharing your experience!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:31:22 +0000

I find that for me, attachment parenting meant simply following my instincts. I feel that for most women, it is their instinct to pick up their baby when their baby is crying, to keep their baby close, etc.
AP parenting has helped us with the terrible twos as well. Although my daughter had already self weaned when she hit this stage, using gentle discipline techniques has shown her how to express how she is feeling without throwing a tantrum. Now when she is upset, she comes and tells me with calm words, not screams.