Posts Tagged ‘attachment parenting’

• Parenting essentials checklist: mom’s inner rebel and her kids’ voices

  Date: 2011.02.08 | Category: Rambling | Response: 16

  Does it really take a village to raise a child? According to many, this famous saying is an absolute truth. There is no doubt that society impacts the development of children in so much more than a passing fashion. The shared attitudes of any society leave its imprints on all of us, consciously or sub-consciously, in many big and small ways which will stay with us forever. Society – the village – is all around us, and it will play a role in a growing child’s development, both positively and negatively. But does that mean that it takes a village to raise a child?

  

  Welcome to the February Carnival of
  Natural Parenting: Parenting Essentials

  This post was
  written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by
  Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared the
  parenting essentials that they could not live without. Please read to the
  end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.

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• The madness of modern feminism

  Date: 2010.11.22 | Category: In the news | Response: 13

  Erica Jong wrote a fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal last week. The piece is called “Mother Madness“, and it argues that attachment parenting is bad for women. Read it, if you haven’t already. According to Jong, “giving up your life for your children” keeps moms (and some dads) busy with their families and out of public life and political processes. She argues that modern society holds mothers up to the “ideal” of doing everything themselves, and anything less is considered bad parenting. Of course her article is well-written and interesting, but unfortunately it misses the point completely. Here is my perspective on motherhood, feminism, and attachment parenting.

  

  Does attachment parenting keep you out of the political process? Someone forgot to inform this Member of the European Parliament!

   

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• Natural parenting – lazy parenting

  Date: 2010.11.09 | Category: Rambling | Response: 22

  Today, I am deviating from the usual topic of childbirth a bit to take part in the Natural Parenting blog carnival. The topic is “What is natural parenting?” this month. These are my thoughts on my personal journey towards what is commonly known as attachment parenting.

  Natural parenting, for me, is not about a set of beliefs that are common in the “crunchy” community, or about following a checklist of actions that are common to those who choose to practice attachment parenting. Natural parenting is not necessarily about homebirth, or breastfeeding, or cosleeping, or babywearing. Natural parenting, for me, is about following your own instincts, and allowing them to be the dominating factor in your parenting decisions.

  

  Four years of natural parenting!

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