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What is Attachment Parenting?

I believe that Dr. William Sears, a pediatrician, has coined this phrase. Attachment parenting is a style of parenting that emphasizes working towards making children secure in their worlds early in life so that they are secure in themselves throughout their lives. According to The Baby Book written by Dr. Sears and his wife, Martha, the basic ingredients of attachment parenting (often shortened to AP) are: These web pages have been divided along those lines, with an addtion section called Natural parenting. While natural parenting is not one of the tenets of AP, the two seem to fit together quite, well, naturally!

There is also a section called Beyond babyhood which will include such topics as homeschooling and discipline.

I have also started an group for people interested in discussing attachment parenting in Atlanta. Click here to see how to join.

Topics on this page:

General Attachment Parenting Links and Books.

This is by no means intended to be a complete listing. I have only included a few links here, because, personally, I dislike long lists of links. This page is mainly intended to focus on AP in Atlanta, not to be a general resource for AP (since there is already much information already available on that!).

Links:
Attachment Parenting International
There are a couple of local support group here in the Atlanta area; please see the above web page for current contact information. They espouse the five ideals listed above, as well as a sixth, which is Teach empathy through positive, non-violent methods of discipline.. Their web page has a number of articles on AP, including one by Dr. Sears.

Parenting Web Information and Interaction for the Nurturing Parent
"Articles for nurturing parents featuring information about breastfeeding, attachment parenting, gentle and effective discipline, the family bed (co-sleeping), child development and other topics for the involved parent."


Books:
The Baby Book by William Sears, MD, and Martha Sears, RN
"Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two"

Attachment Parenting by Katie Allison Granju
"This practical guide to today's most talked-about nurturing style explains how some of today's conventional childrearing advice can be detrimental and urges parents to trust their own instincts..."




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However, I do reserve the right to make thedecision on what is considered appropriate for this page.



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