How do you feel about that attachment parenting?

Seems a bit too out there for me, I feel sorry for the children. How do the parents go about driving a car or even being in a car, would they use a child seat or what?How do you feel about that attachment parenting?
what exactly do you think attachment parenting is? I think being in tune to what your child is feeling is a great way to parent. It is also really hard. I try to do it but most of the time it isn't me. Of course attachment parenting believes in car seat use! Really, look it up you might find some really useful info and accurate too.How do you feel about that attachment parenting?
I am a mother of two boys: one is 3.5 years and the other is 21 months. We have practiced attachment parenting since the oldes was nearly 12 months. We tried the other ';methods'; and truly saw a HUGE change when we altered our methods to the attachment parenting.





We have two adorable, well-adjusted children that have thrived with our ';hands on'; parenting.





I am a Doula and Lactation Counselor and ALWAYS promote the VAST benefits of the attachment parenting teaching. Every family is different, therefore one must allow for alterations to the attachment teaching, but, the basis is still there.





I think all parents should encorporate attachment parenting in their methods of raising their little angels!





AP: babywearing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, patience and love in discipline. Well-rounded, secure children!!
What is your definition of 'attachment parenting'? I do it with my boys and they are perfectly normal and happy kids. Attachment parenting means responding to your child's needs without regard to schedules. We parents that choose to parent this way are more inclined to wear our babies in slings, not use the Ferber method, feed on demand and basically just respond to the baby's needs.


Oh and yeah, we use car seats just like everyone else.


Crazy..........
I practice AP with both of my daughters. It has been the most natural way to parent IMO. I also belong to an AP group that is filled with mostly babies. I have never seen a playgroup where every child is calm and happy. I honestly can not remember a time where a child was crying for more than a minute--basically enough time to start nursing. LOL I belong a few playgroups that are not AP as well, and it is just so different. I think that being in tune with your children's needs is a wonderful thing.





You must think that we just wear our children 24/7. I typically only wear my youngest when we are out and about now. She gets a great view of her world when I am wearing her. She is also so much calmer when she is right with me.





What's funny is that I always get the biggest kick out of parents pushing a giant stroller around while trying to carry their screaming baby. I always just think how much easier it would be on both of them if they had that baby in a sling. :P
Of course we use car seats!





Attachment parenting is nothing to feel sorry for. These parents are trying to raise their babies in the most biologically appropriate manner. This means keeping them close day and night, just as our ancestors did to allow our species to evolve.
I don't know how you get from attachment parenting to not using car seats. A statement like that seems to serve no purpose but to be inflamatory. I would hope that any parent in their right mind would use a car seat, although I've seen many who don't. And, those just driving around that don't use car seats usually aren't exhibiting other AP qualities. As a matter of fact, the AP parents I know are much more informed and aware about car seat safety than most other ';mainstream'; parents. AP is more than a parenting style, it's a way of life. Everyone is considered an individual who should be treated gently with respect. It's about using love and common sense discipline to care for children rather than using anger, fear, intimidation and violence. Studies have shown that children need to have a secure attachment to a caregiver or they will develop serious psychological problems. Have you heard of Reactive Attachment Disorder? It's when a baby is deprived of attention from anyone and does not have her cries answered or her needs met and, therefore, is unable to form healthy attachments with others as she gets older. A child like that usually becomes violent and self-destructive. It's very sad and it's so easy to prevent. All we have to do as parents and caregivers is respond to our babies needs/cues and not leave them alone to cry.
I think it can be very beneficial. I read about ';kangaroo care'; for preemies...it is a very similar thing. My youngest was a preemie and had failure to thrive, so out of desperation I tried it. As I had a 2yr old %26amp; 4yr old at home it was difficult, but I wound up carrying or wearing in a front carrier my youngest 22-23 hours a day the first 2 years of his life. Many people told me not to do it, that he would be clingy and needy...his doctors told me they wished more mothers would go that extra mile for their children. It paid off in that he finally started eating and gaining weight. He is severely autistic and non-verbal (due to apraxia) but he is very social and has great eye-contact for being autistic...he also is very affectionate...they attribute these things to the attachment parenting. He is one of the best behaved and sweetest children you will ever meet.





Attachment parenting is a very good thing. It is about getting to truly KNOW your child, being in tune with him and parenting from that knowledge. Everyone should be so well understood.
Attachment Parenting is about being attuned to your child's needs,listening to their cues, and making sure they grow up in a safe protective environment so they can grow up without fears. Part of a safe environment means that you use the best car seat you can find. We often spend a great deal of time researching to make sure that our child will be safe in whatever car seat we chose. It is not about allowing the child to do whatever they want all the time. To allow a child to play in the street or ride in a car unrestrained would not be a safe thing to do. So we explain to the child why they can't play in the street and why they must wear a seat belt. We also show them by our example that we don't play in the street or ride in the car without a seatbelt. It's not a matter of do this because I said so. It's you need to do this because of xyz...... We treat our children like we would treat another adult. They deserve our respect. Again, we teach by our example. We want them to respect us and others so we have to show them that same respect.





Don't feel sorry for my child. He is loved and he knows it.





Kathi