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This Web last Updates March 26, 2004
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Fertility
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Catalogs
Homeschooling
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Diapers
Infant
Formula
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Infants and Toddlers
Extended Family/Grandparents
Natural/Instinctual Parenting
Attachment Parenting
Attachment (Natural/Instinctual) Parenting is focused on making and maintaining an emotional attachment to your child. Dr. Sears' 7 B's can be considered an example of how this attachment is fostered. Attachment isn't permissive parenting, though many opponents seem to feel the focus of attending closely and quickly to infants and young children is overly permissive. Attachment fosters a young child's self-esteem and trust enabling growth into independent, aware, and compassionate adults.
Ask Dr.
Sears (The official website for the Sears'; Dr. William Sears coined the
term "attachment parenting" and defined the 7 "B's". The
website has great parenting
and pediatric advice.)
Kelly's Attachment Parenting (A thorough
site providing links, articles.)
Balance and Boundaries
Babywearing
Bed Sharing
Belief in Baby's Cries
Beware of Baby Trainers
Breastfeeding (see also Doula links)
Birth Bonding
Attachment Disorder
Attachment Disorder is primarily documented in adopted children, and linked to abuse and neglect, or sometimes just too many different care-providers in the first couple years of life. Interestingly, treatment of attachment disorder includes teaching the (adoptive) parents attachment parenting techniques.
Authoritative Parenting
I use the term "authoritative" because most parents who chose this style are not intending to detach from their children. Parents using this approach believe they need to be authoritative over their children to achieve well-behaved, disciplined children. Unfortunately, even if a child can easily adapt to this approach (with minimal damage), both parents and child(ren) often find themselves detached-- parents, especially mothers, are focused on being apart from their children, parents don't really understand their children and place blame and shame on their child, and as a child grows older, discipline problems increase. This style of parenting lends itself to emotional neglect and abuse, verbal abuse, physical neglect and abuse, and parents who spend a lot of time disliking being parents.
Catalogs/Products
Babystyle (Lots of stuff, including great baby
clothes.)
Baby Trekker (My
husband and I both love this soft carrier. Very versatile-- front or back carry,
forward or backward facing baby or toddler. Takes some getting used
to-- I
affectionately call it "The Octopus"-- but easy to use once you are
comfortable with it. I prefer the back carry with my toddler, my husband prefers
the front
carry.)
Mayawrap (A great sling, takes some getting use to initially.
Infant thru toddler. With an infant, this was terrific for breastfeeding, as well as encouraging naps. With
a toddler, I much prefer using
the back carry. My husband does not prefer this sling.)
Motherwear (Really comfortable and fashionable clothes for
breastfeeding.)
One Step Ahead (Children's
clothing, toys, and gear. Safety.)
Playstore (toys,
creative and imaginative play.)
Shawn Dell Joyce
(art and prints)
Child-Friendly
Child-Friendly Organization (working toward making public places friendly to children, breastfeeding, and parents.)
Cloth Diapers
Links to diapers I have used and like, or have had highly recommended, WAHM businesses. The why's and how's of using cloth dipes.
Bummis (I like their covers, especially the snap
ones.)
DiaperWare
Kelley's Closet
(great site and catalog, excellent shipping times and customer
service.)
Stacinator (cute,
and really comfy.)
Discipline
Extended Family/Grandparents
Family Health
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (Please check the following links for some interesting links within the AAP.)
Fathers
Fertility
Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) (A natural method for birth
control or pregnancy achievement, more thorough the the NFP method. Involves
charting basal body
temperature, cervical fluid, and cervical position as
well as learning to understand a woman's body and what is normal.)
Homeschooling
Oak Meadow (Waldorf-inspired courses.)
Infant Formula
Infants and Toddlers
Natural/Instinctual Parenting
The Natural Child Project (An organization devoted to
supporting natural/attachment parenting. Provides links to research, news,
other websites.)
Natural Instinct
Nutrition
Parenting Magazines/E-zines
Brain, Child (A thinking magazine. Discussions, news, exploring opposing sides of parenting issues, etc.)
Mothering (A
thinking magazine. Attachment and eco-oriented magazine and website discussing
emotional and physical health in the family, particularly around
attachment concepts-- breastfeeding, family bed, bonding,
etc., natural birth, family support, and more. Research studies, personal stories.)
Parenting (A general focus parenting magazine, some attachment, some detachment. Not a thinking magazine. Dr. Sears runs a column in this magazine.)
Pets and Kids
Working Moms