by phdinparenting on May 5, 2009
I’m posting this picture of nursing a toddler in a ring sling as part of the “This is what a nursing toddler looks like” carnival being organized by @TopHat8855 from the bee in your bonnet. Below the post, I’ll be linking up to the other carnival participants as they add their posts over the course [...]
by phdinparenting on March 4, 2009
by phdinparenting on February 1, 2009
Sleep associations can be extremely powerful for babies, children, and adults. When a baby first comes into the world, he is usually able to sleep just about anywhere but doesn’t sleep for long stretches. Over time, your baby’s ability to sleep anywhere will change and sleep associations will be created. The good news is that [...]
by phdinparenting on December 18, 2008
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Perhaps that is what Mirena is counting on here. But I’m not impressed. When Motrin put out an inaccurate and insulting advertising about babywearing, telling moms that babywearing was painful but it was good pain and you should just take Motrin to deal with it, they [...]
by phdinparenting on November 22, 2008
I just came across a great article to demonstrate the pushing away concept that I talked about in my post on attachment parenting, when I was comparing mainstream parenting to attachment parenting. Check out this article from CNN: Study: Away-facing strollers stress babies LONDON, England (CNN) — Parents who choose a stroller that seats their [...]
by phdinparenting on November 19, 2008
In Canada, parents can take up to one year of leave after a baby is born. That includes 17.5 weeks of maternity leave for the birth mother (and 5 weeks of paternity leave for the father in Quebec), as well as an additional 32 weeks of parental leave that can be taken by the mother, [...]
by phdinparenting on November 16, 2008
I decided to get back to basics with my post today. I’ve faced a lot of misunderstanding recently about what Attachment Parenting is, so I wanted to clarify what it is to me and how it is different from other styles of parenting. Attachment Parenting Philosophy Attachment parenting is not a list of rules. It [...]
by phdinparenting on November 13, 2008
Since so many people enjoyed yesterday’s post, I thought I would continue with the International Babywearing Week theme today. After putting up my post yesterday, I realized it had been a while since I had little Miss Independent (“WALK!!”) in my wrap, so I decided to hoist all 19 months and 25 pounds of her [...]
by phdinparenting on November 12, 2008
by phdinparenting on October 22, 2008
Yup, that’s my Dad wearing me! //
