Attachment Parenting International

Maclaren USA Recalls to Repair Strollers Following Fingertip Amputations

November 11, 2009 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Maclaren Strollers, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Jan Hunt: "Balancing Parent and Child Needs So Everyone Thrives"

October 26, 2009 - Register now and join API Live! for a special Teleseminar on Friday, November 13 at 9PM EST / 6 PM PST as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Barbara Nicholson and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss meeting needs with Jan Hunt.

Study: Spare the Rod for Smarter Kid

October 25, 2009 - There's more evidence in a a new study that sparing the rod makes for smarter kids. The University of New Hampshire research, conducted on hundreds of children nationwide, has discovered that kids who are spanked have lower IQ scores than children who are disciplined by other means.

Exclusively Breastfed Baby Denied Health Insurance

October 12, 2009 - "Alex Lange is a chubby, dimpled, healthy and happy 4-month-old. But in the cold, calculating numbered charts of insurance companies, he is fat. That's why he is being turned down for health insurance. And that's why he is a weighty symbol of a problem in the health care reform debate."

Philippines Kicks Off Global Mass Breastfeeding

October 3, 2009 - "If you want to know if Elvira Henares-Esguerra has the guts to lead a synchronized, global moment of breastfeeding taking place on Friday across 18 countries, bear in mind that this is a woman who didn't hesitate to nurse her child in front of an audience of 700 as she shared the stage with Philippines' President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2005...."

October 1-31, 2009 - Happy Attachment Parenting Month!

October 1, 2009 - "Attached at the Heart Through the Years" is the theme for AP Month 2009 and a statement that healthy, secure attachments between parents and children is a dynamic process that extends throughout childhood that extends beyond infancy. During AP Month 2009, parents are challenged to re-examine their daily activities and traditions and learn new ways to grow with each other and remain close and supportive.

October 19, 2009 - Scott Noelle on API Live!

October 1, 2009 - Register now and join API Live! for a special Teleseminar on October 19 at 9PM EST / 6 PM PST as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Lysa Parker and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss partnership parenting with Scott Noelle.

Two Additional Infant Deaths Prompt Re-announcement of Simplicity "Close-Sleeper/Bedside Sleeper" Bassinets

August 27, 2009 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is once again urging all parents and caregivers to immediately stop using convertible "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. CPSC has learned of two additional infant deaths since the August 2008 safety alert and recall announcements that notified consumers of two infants who had strangled in their Simplicity bassinets. To date, CPSC is aware of four infants who have died in the close-sleeper bassinets.

Ina May Gaskin to participate in Think Tank event

August 22, 2009 - API is pleased to announce that Ina May Gaskin, Director of The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, TN, and author of Spiritual Midwifery and Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, will be participating in the Think Tank event "Making an Impact Now: Creating a Sustainable Legacy for Children" at API's 15th anniversary celebration on Saturday, August 29, in Nashville, TN.

December 4-6, 2009 - Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson to speak in Texas

June 3, 2009 - API co-Founders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson will be presenting a poster session at the Zero to Three Training Institute in Dallas, TX, in December.