Attachment Parenting International

October is Attachment Parenting Month!

October 7, 2008 - Did you know that Mayor Bloomberg of NYC and Mayor Hickenlooper of Denver, Colorado, have signed API's AP Month Proclamation? Learn more about these exciting announcements and our wonderful AP Month partners and sponsors, AskDrSears.com, Infant Massage USA, Mothering Magazine, Gena Kirby, and Amby Baby, or find an AP Month event near you at apmonth.attachmentparenting.org.

October is Attachment Parenting Month!

October 3, 2008 - Visit the AP Month web site during the month of October for tips on the theme of "Giving Our Children Presence", activities, and events near you!

October 27, 2008, 9pm Eastern - Getting Real with Ourselves -- and Our Kids with special guest Peggy O'Mara

October 3, 2008 - Join API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Barbara Nicholson and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian in a frank discussion of why it's so difficult for parents to be real with their children, and each other, with Mothering Magazine Editor-in-Chief Peggy O'Mara.

October 6, 2008, 9pm Eastern - The Myth of Perfect Mothering with special guest Martha Sears

October 3, 2008 - Join API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Lysa Parker and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian in an energetic discussion of the Myth of Perfect Mothering with Martha Sears.

Mothering's Co-sleeping webinar now available online!

September 18, 2008 - Mothering Magazine's inaugural webinar featuring James McKenna, Lysa Parker, Barbara Nicholson and Paul Fleiss is now available online. Enjoy this informative session that deconstructs many of the myths about co-sleeping.

API Affirms Security of Member Data

September 3, 2008 - Attachment Parenting International advises its members and supporters that information submitted via the API web site is part of a secure process and is not affected by the status of the web site. We do apologize for any inconvenience for the recent unavailability of the web site caused to you, our members, leaders, forum users, donors, advertisers, and other supporters. With assistance from kind volunteers and our web hosting service, API has taken the necessary strategies to assure the security of the web site against malicious tampering and ensure uninterrupted service to you. Thank you for your patience and continued support of Attachment Parenting International.

BOLD announces over 100 performances of Karen Brody's "Birth" during month of September

August 29, 2008 - BOLD, comprised of local grassroots childbirth activists, is alarmed by a recent resolution this summer sponsored by the ACOG and adopted by the AMA suggesting home birth and "lay" midwives are not safe options for giving birth despite clear medical evidence to the contrary. BOLD challenges this assertion and believes resolutions like this significantly jeopardize the right every woman has to make the birth choice that works for her.

API declares October Attachment Parenting Month and announces the theme: "Giving Our Children Presence".

August 28, 2008 - Attachment Parenting chapters across the country are recognizing Attachment Parenting Month through local events spotlighting the importance of giving children presence.

Childbirth Connection reports on New Mothers Speak Out survey

August 22, 2008 - This month, Childbirth Connection released its latest New Mothers Speak Out survey report, in which researchers explored the increasing diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among postpartum mothers.

October 17 - 19, 2008 - LLL of Washington Area Conference will feature API Co-Founders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker

July 10, 2008 - La Leche League of Washington will hold its Area Conference on October 17-19, 2008, in Redmond, WA. Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson will be presenting sessions, promoting their new book, and doing a book signing at this event.