attachment parenting

Mom & Dad

Can your parenting style destroy your marriage?

When Mayim Bialik filed for divorce, she released a statement that her hands-on parenting style wasn't the cause. You may be...

Baby & Toddler

Put an end to the family bed

Sometimes co-sleeping lasts longer than it was originally expected to, and a member of the "family bed" must resort to the couch or...

Having a Baby

How co-sleeping can save your baby's life

We've all heard about the dangers of co-sleeping, yet research shows sleeping near your baby can reduce the risk of SIDS and has...

Baby & Toddler

International Babywearing Week: Moms wearing their babies

International Babywearing Week runs from October 8-14. Have you tried wearing your baby? These beautiful moms and their babies show...

More Parenting Advice

Profile: I parent my own way and I’m proud!

Say goodbye to the mommy wars and say hello to celebrating individual choice in motherhood. Parenting is personal and we are all...

Baby & Toddler

The co-sleeping, bed-sharing family

Sharing your bed with your child is known as bed sharing or co-sleeping — the baby or toddler sleeps on the same surface as his...

Baby & Toddler

Tandem nursing: Breastfeeding for two

Mariana breastfed her daughter through her second pregnancy, and then she nursed them both after her son was born. Read on to learn...

Mom & Dad

What's so extreme about Extreme Parenting?

The upcoming release of the new reality show Extreme Parenting will shine a light on hot-button parenting techniques like extended...

Television

Beverly Hills Nannies : Meet Marika Tsircou

Not since The Nanny Diaries have we gotten to peek behind the curtain on wealthy moms and their nannies. Tonight changes all that...

Mom & Dad

Dispelling the myths of attachment parenting

Attachment parenting is a hot topic in the news these days. Media outlets from The Today Show to The View are talking about it...

Baby & Toddler

WTF is elimination communication?

Sleep training has Ferberization. Now potty training has elimination communication... or does it? This controversial method of...

Mom & Dad

6 Benefits of co-sleeping with your children

Although popular media has worked hard to put a negative spin on co-sleeping, scientific evidence proves otherwise. Co-sleeping has...

Baby & Toddler

Are you putting your baby in danger with a sling?

An Australian dad caught some heat from local police recently because he was wearing his baby in a sling, sparking a new chapter in...

Parenting

What kind of mom will Beyoncé be?

Beyoncé is a mom! The singer and her husband Jay-Z welcomed a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter on Jan. 7, leaving us to wonder -- what...

Pregnancy and Baby

Must haves for attachment parenting moms

If you plan to practice any aspect of attachment parenting, you will likely find your needs for baby gear significantly diminished....

Adoption

Helping your adopted child bond to you

The adoption process between a child and the adoptive parents is often lengthy and full of bumps in the road. During this time, most...

Having a Baby

Why meeting your baby's needs is important

“If you pick that baby up every time she cries, you’re going to spoil her!” How many times have you overheard -- or been told --...

Child Development & Health

Lessons from the attachment parenting underground

If you’ve ever found yourself unwashed, surviving on only cheese sticks and graham crackers, while wearing the same sweat suit for...

Having a Baby

Is attachment parenting a prison? Erica Jong thinks so

Writer Erica Jong compares Attachment Parenting to prison for mothers expected to do it all. Where do you side in the debate?

Adoption

Attachment parenting and adoption

Before I became an adoptive parent, I did my fair share of reading and planning for our new baby. I had in mind how I hoped to...

Adoption

Babywearing and adoption

If you’ve heard other adoptive parents talk about babywearing and you’re wondering what it’s all about, keep reading. It’s exactly...