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I Need Help with a Clingy 1 Year Old
My experience was that when you nurture that instinct (look up "Attachment Parenting") the kids grow up to be extremely self confident and independent in ...
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- I would advise you to play with your child, read to her, dance with her, sing to her every moment you can. Dirty houses can wait - children can't. Too soon she'll be l...
- I agree with Mary B (below). My daughter was always clingy. She wanted me to be with her or near by. She could be very brave if I was with her. If she was sick or teet...
- My 14 month old is doing the same thing lately. He has been really fussy. When I am making dinner, he is clinging to my legs and I have to walk from the refrigerator...
Seeking Good Book for Breast Feeding and Great Mags for Babies
This mag encourages breastfeeding, attachment parenting, babywearing, cloth diapering, etc. It's a great resource for natural baby products and organic ...
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- My biggest tip for someone breastfeeding is to find a local lactation consultant. Breastfeeding is NOT something easily learned from a book. I was luck enough to have ...
- Hi S., My favorite breast feeding book is: The Nursing Mother's Companion, by Kathleen Huggins. It only has a little "propoganda" in it, compare to the Womanly Art...
- Dr. Jack Newman is hands down, the best. I've seen him speak many times and he's just wonderful. He has a website www.drjacknewman.com which sells fantastic instructi...
3 Month Old That Won't Sit or Sleep by Himself....
Thank goodness i had read Dr. William Sears books about attachment parenting. He has 8 children of his own and all of them were raised that way. ...
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- hi! definitely look into a good carrier. you can find a lot of options at thebabywearer.com and see what sounds like the best thing for you. i used a sling in th...
- You're a great mom and doing everything right! Trust your instincts, keep breastfeeding on demand and sleeping with your baby, and invest in a good sling or two. Try...
- I have a little one who can be like that at times. She just loves us like your little man loves you. I don't have any advice, but I just want to tell you not to list...
Sleep Schedule and Issues for Almost 2 Year Old
Please take a few minutes to go to www.askdrsears.com and read a little about attachment parenting. By responding to her when she is upset - you are showing ...
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- My kids are master manipulators. Kids learn early that if they can get their little toe in a door, they can push it wide open, so to speak. I love the line in Little...
- Everyone else has said very smart things, I just add one more book possibility to the mix: "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. I found this boo...
- I have two children, a three year old and a five year old. With the five year old I listened to my mother and all the other people telling me how I needed to be firm ...
Seeking Advice from Younger Moms like Myself
Whenever you can grab a good book about parenting DO IT. Take what you agree with .... Next question: Anyone Familiar with Gentle or Attachment Parenting? ...
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- Hi, Congratulations!! I really know how you feel, I had my first 2 weeks after my 19th birthday, and now at 21 I just had my second. Everyone has already given you gr...
- The best advice I can give you, is that its ok to let them cry sometimes. you dont have to be there for your baby the very second she/he starts crying. When they are v...
- M., I had my children at 25 &27, but I worked with many moms younger than you for a couple of years. Someone already gave you great advice and that was to remember...
Co-sleeping
Has anyone ever had doubts about following attachment parenting? I don't want my dh to feel slighted, but I feel in my heart I am doing the right thing with ...
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- We dealt with my husbands snoring by having his tonsils removed and getting his deviated septum fixed 2 months prior to baby being born (he had/has sleep apnea). I als...
- D.: it is a LONG time ago but there was a pad that I had that I put under my sheet where the babies slept to protect the bed... I have no idea what it was but i...
- I can help with with the snoring. There is a dental device that you wear at night to help position your jaw and eliminates the snoring!! it is easy and comfortable t...
My 5 Month Old Screams When I Give Her to Someone Else. Help!
i've found that there is little you can do for that. but when practicing attachment parenting, it seems to help in providing her a more secure bond with you ...
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- Celebrate!!! Your baby is totally normal and is attaching to you!!! Good job mom!
- My daughter (who is now almost three) went through this stage. Between 5-8 months, babies start realizing that they are separate from their moms and basically they fre...
- Dear M., Maybe her cerebral cortex is maturing a bit early and she likes to keep tabs on her favorite person. No kidding. I know that this is not much help, but j...
Help! ...weaning, Co-sleeping, Naps, Breast-dependency, Positive Discipline
The author co-sleeps and is an advocate of attachment parenting, which sounds like your inclination. She has a "system" for nipple removal when nursing to ...
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- Please don't stress out over this! In hindsight you'll remember this time with fond memories. I nursed my daughter till her 3rd birthday. And, btw, we still HAPPIL...
- I don't know if many people have responded to you or not. This is my first time on mamasource and it immediately directed me to your question letter. I probably wouldn...
- Dear A., By your request I am not sure if you are looking for advice, or just someone to validate the fact you are using attachment parenting with Ben. So how about ...
Day 1 at Day Care: NIGHTMARE
I tell the parents upfront that I believe in attachment parenting. If they want their child to cry it out, or anything like that, then I am not a good fit ...
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- Imagine you wake up one day and you have been plucked from your home, your husband, everyone, and in some strange and foreign country with no help, you don't understan...
- Did you take her to the day care before you left her? She could have seen the place and other kids and played for awhile with the day care provider. If she got used ...
- I ran a very successful daycare preschool in the '80's. If you left your baby for only 2 hrs and the provider called you to pick her up I wouldn't go back to her. Yo...
Anybody Have Success with the Babywise Method?
As an alternative to Babywise, try also reading on attachment parenting. It's best to know both extremes before deciding on a method. ...
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- Hey, Rebecca - I see that most mamas here are pro-babywise, but I want to send a BIG caution your way. Babywise has been given negative reviews by just about every...
- used it with all four of my kids, now 12-16 years old! works great!
- Hate it with a PASSION. Even the author has said it went too far. Also said that too many things were misintrepreted because there wasn't enough clarification. This ...
