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Attachment Parenting
by Katie Allison Granju, William Sears
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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Atria (August 01 1999)
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Chapter 1: What Is Attachment Parenting?
New parenthood can be pretty overwhelming. Eager to provide the best possible care for the little person you have created, you may find yourself calling your pediatrician's office frequently with questions about how best to interact with your baby.

Chapter 1: The Very Best Attachment Parenting Resources
Books (In addition to this one, of course!) The Discipline Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Better-Behaved Child — From Birth to Age Ten. Sears, William M., and Martha Sears. New York: Little, Brown and Co., 1995.



Book Description

Grow a secure attachment with your children by listening to your heart.

Popularized by bestselling pediatrician Dr. William Sears, "attachment parenting" encourages mothers and fathers to fully accept their babies' dependency needs. According to the growing numbers of attachment parenting advocates, consistent parental responsiveness to these needs leads to happy and emotionally well-balanced children.

This practical, comprehensive, and first-ever guide to today's most talked-about nurturing style, Attachment Parenting shows how some conventional childrearing advice can be detrimental, and urges you to trust your instincts on such important matters as:

  • Responding attentively to your baby's cries

  • Minimizing parent-child separation

  • Avoiding "sleep training" for infants

  • "Wearing" your baby in a cloth carrier rather than relying on "baby gadgets" such as plastic carriers and carriages.

In addition to expert advice from pediatricians, lactation consultants, and anthropologists — as well as words of wisdom from hundreds of real parents — Attachment Parenting includes an exhaustive list of print, Internet, and support-group resources. It's an indispensable, hands-on reference that allows you to confidently and joyfully develop a secure and loving bond with your young children.

About the Author

Katie Allison GranjuKatie Allison Granju

Katie Allison Granju is a writer whose work has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, Disney's Family.Com, Microsoft's Underwire, and Salon's very popular "Mothers Who Think" column. She is the mother of three attachment-parented young children..

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Betsy Kennedy, R.N., M.S.N.

Betsy Kennedy, R.N., M.S.N., is a clinical instructor in obstetrical and neonatal nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. In addition to her experience working with Mother and babies in a family birthing center setting, she lectures nationally in her field. She is the mother of an attachment-parented toddler..

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