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Attachment parenting as described by “Attachment Parenting Australia”...
TheMilkMeg about nine years ago! The sling wearing "hippy" mama in pearls. |
Attachment parenting as described by “Attachment Parenting Australia”...
“A strong and trusting relationship with your child can be
developed by following your intuition; responding to your baby’s cries;
“demand” breastfeeding for an extended period; carrying or “wearing” your baby;
using gentle ways to help your baby sleep; co-sleeping with your baby and
minimising separation from your baby during the first few years.”
But then they go on
to say,
“However, attachment parenting is not a set of rules and
does not necessarily mean following all of the above.”
When you think of
attachment parenting do you imagine a woman wearing a baby in a sling with
hairy armpits breastfeeding her six year old while eating a rice cake covered
in tahini? This is not what attachment parenting is all about...
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