Posted by Theresa Gerritsen on October 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Advocates of attachment parenting quip that it’s a lazy way to parent. I am known to be one of those cheeky bastards. No bottles to wash. Roll over and nurse while sleeping. No crying babies. No expensive strollers and cribs. Watch me nurse while jogging, createns. Wheee! I believe some people’s resistance to attachment parenting … Continue reading →
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Posted by Theresa Gerritsen on May 27, 2011 · 1 Comment
OK, maybe 2007 was soooo last decade, but Regine A. Schön’s literature review article, Natural Parenting ― Back to Basics in Infant Care published in the journal of Evolutionary Psychology, remains a great summary of how attachment parenting (AP) is aligned with human evolution and modern infant “training”. Schön, a professor at the University of Helsinki, … Continue reading →
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The Art and Science of Parenting 