The Attached Family

Recipe for Raising Healthy Eaters

The Attached Family — Sat, 05 May 2012 05:56:22 +0000

By Sarina Behar Natkin, LICSW, parent educator, www.growparenting.com “What’s for dinner?” “Ugh, I hate green beans!” “Can I have dessert yet?” “I’m not hungry (but I will be as soon as you clear the table)” The list of mealtime complaints ...

Nurturing Touch is Amazing

The Attached Family — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:39:06 +0000

By Suzanne P. Reese, IAIMT, author of Baby Massage, www.infantmassageusa.org Parents all over the world search high and low for all the things they can get their hands on that can help their baby grow and ...

Stop Hitting! An interview with Nadine Block, cofounder for the Center for Effective Discipline and SpankOut April 30th

The Attached Family — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:15:17 +0000

By Rita Brhel, managing editor and attachment parenting resource leader (API) There is a fine line between physical punishment and child abuse, at least as the law sees it. Just where does the line lie between ...

Comparing Children

The Attached Family — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:59:42 +0000

By Shoshana Hayman, director of the Life Center/Israel Center for Attachment Parenting, http://lifecenter.org.il Comparing seems to be part of human nature. We compare ourselves to others. We compare our children to each other and to ...

Effects of Breast Implants on Lactation

The Attached Family — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:23:53 +0000

By Lance Hugh Breast augmentation is one of the most common cosmetic surgeries, accounting for more than 300,000 procedures per year. The average implant patient is in her mid-30s and has already had a child, but ...

Responding to Lying Positively

The Attached Family — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:41:09 +0000

By Rita Brhel, managing editor and attachment parenting resource leader (API) Like many new parents, I naively believed that once I got past the first few years of physically intense infant and toddler care, that surely ...

How to Raise a Disrespectful Teen

The Attached Family — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:26:51 +0000

By Judy Arnall, director of Attachment Parenting Canada, www.professionalparenting.ca There have been a lot of opinions published online regarding the Dad who shot his teen daughters laptop. His whole point is that too ...

What Attachment Parenting is…and is Not

The Attached Family — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:41:22 +0000

Maybe you never knew there was a name for it – the unique way you raise your child – but it’s in tune with your child’s needs and with your own needs, and ...

An Interview with Myself: On Epidurals and Natural Birth

The Attached Family — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:31:04 +0000

By Ashley Franz Choosing to have a natural birth is such a personal decision. Everyone has their reasons to have, or not have, a natural birth. Several girls have tried to get me to talk them ...

Parents Need Play, Too

The Attached Family — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:28:03 +0000

By Carrie Kerr When my daughter was named Student of the Month recently, an interviewer for the school newspaper asked her, “Who inspires you?” She said, “My parents inspire me because they take care of ...