The long-range vision of Attachment Parenting is to raise children who will become adults with a highly developed capacity for empathy and connection. It eliminates violence as a means for raising children, and ultimately helps to prevent violence in society as a whole.
The essence of Attachment Parenting is about forming and nurturing strong connections between [...]
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Posted in attachment parenting, children, natural family living, parenting, tagged baby bjorn, baby carriers, Ergo, infant carriers, Mai Tais, spinal stress on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress
by Rochelle L. Casses, D.C.
UPDATE: This article was written in the 1990s when the all of the popular upright baby-carrier designs had the harmful characteristics described below. Today, several new and improved upright carrier designs are available. The gold standard for carrying your baby should be your own arms. In other [...]
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http://continuum-concept.org/reading/spinalStress.html
Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress
by Rochelle L. Casses, D.C.
As we are finally realizing the benefits of “wearing” our infants while we perform our daily activities, we must be careful not to compromise the integrity of our child’s spine through the use of improper carriers. Spondylolisthesis (specifically, Type II/isthmic) is a condition that can result from [...]
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Since we just bought an SUV, car seat safety is a big issue for me. We have never had an SUV before and apparently the 3d row in an SUV is the least safest area. So, I want to make sure we have the safety car seats that money can buy.
For my [...]
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“Good” Children – at What Price?
The Secret Cost of Shame
by Robin Grille and Beth Macgregor
A five-month-old baby is lying in his mother’s arms. He is close to sleep, then wakes and begins to cry. His mother tells him that he should stop being a naughty boy, and that she will be cross with him if [...]
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I came across this site today on a parenting message board. I want to keep it close at hand. Perhaps others who do not vaccniate and need to send their children to school will find this useful.
http://www.vaccinerights.com/resources.html
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How many issues do you have to think about when planning a homebirth with a toddler?The most obvious is who is going to be with the toddler for essential needs if you are in hard labor (eating, changing diapers, etc. etc.). I want my midwife and my doula to focus on me. [...]
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A Few Parenting Resource Websites
Enjoy Parenting with Scott Noelle
http://www.enjoyparenting.com/
“The greatest gift you can give your children is to enjoy parenting them!
That’s the conclusion I’ve come to after years of studying the best available information on alternative, holistic, and natural parenting — applying it with my own family, and coaching like-minded parents.”
http://www.scottnoelle.com/
Natural Child [...]
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Someone asked about which parenting books I am reading. Here is the most comprehensive list I can find.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk HAVE
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Siblings Without Rivalry HAVE
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families HAVE
by [...]
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“Good” Children – at What Price?
The Secret Cost of Shame
by Robin Grille and Beth Macgregor
A five-month-old baby is lying in his mother’s arms. He is close to sleep, then wakes and begins to cry. His mother tells him that he should stop being a naughty boy, and that she will be cross with him if [...]
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