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New Research on Cortisol, Crying, Infant Brain Development and The Morality of Babies

May 22, 2010

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve read two interesting articles that stuck with me. The first, Leaving baby to cry could damage brain development, parenting guru claims is from The Guardian. This article describes the difference between the two heads of the attachment vs. routine-based parenting in the UK, Penelope Leach and Gina Ford. [...]

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Facts, Compassion and Judgment in Parenting

April 24, 2010

Nobody likes to be judged.  All over the blogosphere moms are saying, “Don’t judge me!”  We don’t want to be judged for breastfeeding or bottle feeding, for cloth diapering or using disposables.  We don’t want to be judged for homeschooling, sending our kids to public school or being radical unschoolers.  We don’t want to be [...]

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Crying and Attachment Parenting

March 1, 2010

Critics of attachment parenting say that breastfeeding on demand creates a habit of “silencing” a chilld with food, but it’s actually surprisingly difficult to force a baby to feed when he’s not hungry. Even if it were possibe, attached parents are more likely to be emotionally available during times of frustration instead of looking for a quick fix.

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