The Attached Family

Date Night: Why and How To Make It Happen

The Attached Family — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:40:16 +0000

By Judy Arnall, author of Discipline Without Distress and co-founder of Attachment Parenting Canada, www.attachmentparenting.ca. Her date night blog is at www.datenightyyc.wordpress.com/about/. In the movie Date Night, the characters played by Steve Carell and Tina Fey are ...

Spotlight On: Spark of Amber

The Attached Family — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:25:16 +0000

API: Tell us about how your business began. What was the inspiration? What are your goals? Julie Zorgo: Spark of Amber was founded in early 2013, after I was introduced to Baltic amber jewelry through a ...

New Sibling, New Behavior! How To Respond When Children Act Out

The Attached Family — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:21:01 +0000

By Kelly Bartlett, author of Encouraging Words For Kids, certified positive discipline educator and Attachment Parenting International Leader (API of Portland, Oregon, USA), www.kellybartlett.net Having a new baby is an exciting time. Even the older siblings ...

Join Us for API Reads

The Attached Family — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:09:22 +0000

Have you been enjoying reading Attached at the Heart with us? I hope so. June is our last month for final discussion, so be sure to join the conversation before it passes you by. Remember ...

You Are a Good Parent

The Attached Family — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:27:09 +0000

By Rita Brhel, managing editor of Attached Family, API’s Publications Coordinator, API Leader (Hastings API, Nebraska) There are many ways of raising children. Of course. Some parents breastfeed, some don’t, and for the most part, kids turn ...

A Breech Birth Story

The Attached Family — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:14:33 +0000

By Sarah Occident Natural childbirth has always been fascinating to me. There is something so beautiful about bringing forth life the same way millions of women around the world have throughout the ages. So when we ...

Moms and Dads – Share Your Birth Story

The Attached Family — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:28:25 +0000

We are excited to invite mothers and fathers to share your childbirth experiences. Sharing birth stories can empower parents to educate others, to break down barriers and help others become more accepting of experiences very different from their ...

An Attached Education: Can Attachment Parenting Enhance Learning?

The Attached Family — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:45:44 +0000

By Rebecca English, PhD, education lecturer at Queensland University of Technology, www.rebeccamenglish.com I speak to many parents who want to continue through the school years with the loving, child-led, engaged parenting that they practiced when their children were ...

Join Us for API Reads in May and June featuring “Attached at the Heart”

The Attached Family — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:49:11 +0000

It’s reading time again. Our choice for the months of May and June will be “Attached at the Heart” by Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker. The topics we’ll be discussing are based on the Eight ...

Instill Creative Discipline During Screen-Free Week

The Attached Family — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:49:33 +0000

By Stacy Jagger, MMFT, owner of Sunnybrook Counseling and Music with Mommie, www.stacyjagger.com As a mother of two children and a newborn, I understand completely how media can become a crutch and a babysitter at times ...