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Repost: Power, Parenting and Gentle Discipline

July 25, 2011

I’m taking a little break from regular posting right now, but I’d like to share this post from the archives. Thinking about the balance of power and respect in our relationships is so important, and there were lots of great comments and input from readers on this post last year.  Be sure to click through [...]

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5 Attachment Friendly Ways to Teach Baby to Nap Alone

June 28, 2011

Whether you’ve made a conscious decision to practice attachment parenting or you fell into it by following your instincts, there comes a time when your newborn baby starts to grow out of that newborn stage and begins to settle into a regular pattern of wake and sleep patterns through the day and night.  You notice [...]

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Crying and Attachment Parenting

May 24, 2011

I’m sharing a post from the archives today, one of the first I wrote here at The Parent Vortex.  I’ll be back with a fresh post later this week, but for now, I hope you enjoy this one. Is the goal of attachment parenting to have a baby that never cries?  There is some debate [...]

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Does Attachment Parenting Mean Permissive Parenting?

April 27, 2011

One of the most common criticisms of attachment parenting and gentle discipline is that it’s too easily interpreted as passive, permissive parenting. Sometimes parenting might seem permissive because a parent’s behaviour is not always what it seems on the surface. That mom standing a long way away from her toddler on the slide might be [...]

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Parenting Off The Beaten Track

April 12, 2011

Last weekend we decided to check out a fairly popular local hike. We looked it up in our hike book and decided that we’d start from a point midway along and make a loop by using a marked but much smaller side trail back up to where we started. Along the way I learned a [...]

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10 Ways to Cloth Diaper on a Budget

March 8, 2011

Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living. [...]

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Our Journey in Babywearing

February 28, 2011

Ah, babywearing.  I love having a baby all snuggled up next to me in a cosy wrap.  It wasn’t an easy road for us though, especially at the start.  Finding the right carrier took some trial and error, but in the end there were one or two indispensible carriers and a bunch more that we’d [...]

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Breastfeeding a Toddler

December 10, 2010

Claire is now 18 months old and showing no signs of being ready to stop breastfeeding.  And, to my surprise, I’m not ready to stop nursing her either.  Breastfeeding a toddler who is old enough to talk (kinda) and walk (a lot!) has a whole new set of joys and challenges. Today I’m pleased to [...]

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5 Ways to Make Breastfeeding on Demand Easier

November 15, 2010

Breastfeeding on demand. What does this phrase conjure up in your mind? A peaceful mama nursing her babe on a sunny afternoon, or a frazzled mom with giant bags under her eyes, falling asleep in her gliding rocker at 3:49am? Breastfeeding on demand is the best way to ensure a good milk supply, a well-fed [...]

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Resource Review Thursday: Critically Evaluating Parenting Advice

November 11, 2010

A couple of interesting things happened this week. First, I got a wonderful email from a reader who said, “I was surprised to see that you gave a positive review to The Happiest Toddler on the Block. It didn’t seem like a child-friendly approach to me!” Secondly, Erica Jong published a controversial essay about Attachment [...]

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The Natural Parenting Label

November 9, 2010

Welcome to the November Carnival of Natural Parenting: What is natural parenting? This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our Carnival coincides with the launch of Natural Parents Network, a community of parents and parents-to-be who practice or are [...]

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Resource Review Thursday: Notes on Night Weaning and Toddler Sleep

October 21, 2010

When it comes to breastfeeding at night, it often seems that there are only two choices parents can make: Nurse on demand day and night, until the baby/toddler/child stops requesting it Stop nursing The truth is that while these are the two main categories of choice when it comes to night time parenting, the shades [...]

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Filled Up With Love, Healthy Food and Dessert

October 18, 2010

This post is part of the Attachment Parenting Month blog carnival, hosted by Attachment Parenting International. Learn more about how you can keep your children “Full of Love” by visiting API Speaks, the blog of Attachment Parenting International. As parents, we want to do our best to ensure our kids are “filled up”, both emotionally [...]

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