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Tell a Friend to Visit Attachment parenting is simply loving, trusting, and listening to our children. They are born trusting, loving, and innocent. We do not need to teach babies how difficult life is or how to be independent. This will come with time, and if we give them a soft place to fall by always being there for them they will become more independent in the long run knowing and trusting that when they need you that you will be there. I love my kids! I love to spend time with my kids! Attachment parenting is the most natural way for me to parent my kids. I breast-feed on demand, co-sleep, bathe with, and wear my babies in a sling. For the first 5-6 months they are constantly with me, then they start to crawl and explore their world. I find that they sleep better and are more calm if they are in the sling or in my bed. Attachment parenting may not be for everyone, but it works for us. I have never let my children cry it out...I always attend to their needs and I find that although they spend so much time with me that they are not spoiled. They are more attentive to their surroundings, and learn to associate with the world around them better than most babies that are left to cry it out. They are more independent and are more willing to try new things because they know if they need me I'll be there. If you do not wear your baby in a sling you may wonder if the child crawls or walks later since they do not get much floor time. I have to tell you that mine all crawled at about the same age as their peers, and they usually walked sooner than their peers. My oldest was just shy of his first birthday (average age) when he learned to walk, and had been crawling since he was 7 months. My second was 5 months when he crawled, and 10 months when he learned to walk. My third was crawling at 5 months, and walking at 8 months. And my forth was 5 months when he crawled, and 7 months when he began walking. My daughter crawled at 6 months and is now pulling herself up at 7 months. In many African countries, their babies don’t touch the ground until they are 6 months old. They have a ceremony for the baby the day that they touch the ground for the first time. Most of them also sleep with their babies and of course they breast-feed. I think that that is awesome! As you can see this is not uncommon! It is just not the norm in American Culture. The sling I use is the Maya Wrap. I get so many comments on this sling while I am out shopping, or at the kids sporting events. It is so comfortable and easy to use, and makes breast-feeding in public a cinch! I wear my sling a lot and I have never had back pain from wearing it. I can even carry my 3 year old in the sling quite comfortably. This has been the most versatile of all the slings and packs that I have used. I eventually gave all of the others away and this is the one that goes with me everywhere.
Attachment Parenting & The Family Bed
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