Why Blaming Attachment Parenting for Your Failures is Wrong
I finally realized that we need to address the elephant in the room. And that elephant is that Attachment Parenting all too often is being treated as list of things that parents MUST do.
Understanding and Helping Toddler Sleep (Part III)
In the final part in this series, we share some tricks for helping parents with toddler sleep trouble. All gentle, and respectful of the child.
Your Child Will Never…
I have been told by many about all the things my daughter will supposedly never do. From family, friends, and complete strangers. Everyone has an opinion and rarely is it positive.
Yelling (Part II)
Part 2 of the Yelling posts, this time covering the loss of control over emotions and outcomes that can lead to yelling behaviour.
Yelling (Part I)
Those of us that have had to admit to yelling at our kids will typically come up with one of many reasons why we did it. We may not like that we did it, but we did and we have a reason.
Understanding and Helping Toddler Sleep (Part II)
Part Two of the Toddler Sleep Series deals with understanding and recognizing tiredness in your toddler in order to help prepare them for sleep and avoid the problems associated with the "overtired" toddler.
The Independent Child
Independence. In many Westernized societies it is the end goal of our parenting efforts. We want our children to be independent. But what does that mean?
Apparently Babies Being Babies Are Killing Marriages… Really?
Recently an article came out in the Daily Mail in the UK with the headline “Sleepless nights caused by crying babies ends one in three marriages, research claims”. Okay, first, it’s the Daily Mail so no one should take too much stock, but the fact remains people will.
Crying-it-Out: Apparently Supported by Everyone and Their Grandmother
This baby "expert" – Rachel Waddilove – has written a book which is now out and what does she focus on? Yep, sleep. Let’s see about some of the things she’s said in this interview and why this woman needs to be added to the list of who not to listen to.
Attachment versus Attachment Parenting
I’ve had this piece on my mind for quite some time to cover, but it seems the craziness that has erupted over the past week has been my impetus to actually talk about attachment theory versus ‘Attachment Parenting’.