API signed on to the the USBC's letter to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works urging them to discharge the Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act so that it can go to the Senate floor for a vote. The Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act would require that certain public buildings that have a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by a member of the public.
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"Toddle About" magazine in the UK covers some of the controversy of Attachment Parenting - AP may not be what you think it is - in its just-released Spring issue. Check out page 17, and the entire issue! |
Strive for Balance in Personal and Family Life
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“I think this is quite a wake-up call,” says Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a professor of psychology and education at the University of Southern California (who was not affiliated with the new study). “These findings are coming together with other kinds of evidence that show we’re not supporting our adolescents in developmentally appropriate ways.” |
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"That parent who puts their child in front of one of those fraudulent “learning DVDs” isn’t being lazy — they’re worried they won’t get it right for their kid. This issue of a “skills gap” isn’t unusual" |
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We hope you enjoy this issue of API Links, including all the great World Breastfeeding Week articles--especially the one on the incredible contributions of the La Leche League founders. For the full summer issue, be sure to hit "prev" to browse all of the August and July articles.
The summer rhythm has given way to eagerness for fall, with API Live teleseminars and guests Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn getting us back to mindfulness and parenting. Collecting AP Month auction items, sponsorships, posts and photo submissions has begun in preparation of announcing the 2016 campaign theme.
Board members are carrying the AP message forward, with President Janet Jendron's presentation at the LLL of Indiana Conference in September, Board Member Darcia Narvaez's conference at Notre Dame on Sustainable Wisdom, and cofounders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson's presentation at the BirthWorks conference in October. Following the BirthWorks conference, is the next Attached at the Heart parenting educator training in Brooklyn, NY, October 18-20.
API welcomes newly accredited API Leaders and gratefully recognizes the service of many API Leaders with anniversaries this month and next. They are the heart and soul of API!
Providing continual nourishment to the heart and soul are API Publications. The latest Attached Family Magazine on "Parental Presence" is only available online right now, but prior editions of Attached Family Magazine print-on-demand issues are on sale at 20% off until August 30 with the code save20.
That's just a taste of the efforts undertaken by API to fulfill our mission in recent days, as we continue to increase access to resources and much-needed support. We look forward to sharing more with you soon about new efforts we have been working very hard on this year.
We know that you too find yourself working to educate and advocate on the importance of healthy secure attachment, from sharing articles online and commenting and moderating on posts and articles, to incorporating attachment information in your work and community, especially in your own home. We hope that our work supports your efforts and we invite you to let us know how else we can better support you.
Thank you,
Attachment Parenting International
P.S. API is hiring a Communications Coordinator and a Graphic Designer. Those interested in either position may write info@attachmentparenting.org for more information.
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API Links you to... This month, we bring you lots of breastfeeding news; several great parenting conferences: Notre Dame, Birthworks, and CAPPA; previews of upcoming events; special tributes; anti-violence strategies; and parenting mindfulness! Read Editor's Picks below, or click through to read all the parenting news and research.
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 Mary White, Edwina Hearn Froehlich, Mary Anne Cahill, Betty Wagner Spandikow, Viola Brennan Lennon, Mary Ann Kerwin, Marian Leonard Tompson -- while these 7 names may not ring a bell, what they did has influenced so many lives all around the world. These 7 ladies founded La Leche League International (LLLI).
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 Hear Nils Bergman, MD speak on the science behind mother/baby skin- to-skin contact in our full day preconference workshop. Come and hear a line-up of amazing speakers who will focus on finding the truths about birth. Be inspired by keynote speakers Joel Evans MD, Michel Odent MD, Lori Feldman-Winter MD, PhD, Jennifer Margulis, Ina May Gaskin, Carol Sakala, Henci Goer, Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson, along with other workshop presenters.
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Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn on Mindfulness and Parenting
Register now for API Live, airing September 12 at 9pm EST / 6pm PST with guests Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn and hosted by Lu Hanessian with API cofounders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson. Send your questions to apilive@attachmentparenting.org. Listen in to the live program, or download and listen later! Don't miss it! Proceeds support API's services. Read more to learn more.
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Parenting Educator Training October 18-20 - For early rate, apply by October 4!
We are excited to announce our upcoming training in Brooklyn, New York! Please join us for a three-day Attached at the Heart Parent Education training at Nuture{Bklyn}.
October 18th, 19th and 20th from 9am to 5pm each day. Application fee is $30 and once approved the training fees are as follows: CEUs available
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Sustainable Wisdom: Integrating Indigenous Knowhow for Global Flourishing
September 11-15, 2016
University of Notre Dame
How can we integrate the best of modern technology and capacities with the wisdom of first nations?
The conference brings together an interdisciplinary set of scholars and artists ready to integrate first-nation and mainstream contemporary understandings to move toward a flourishing planet.
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CAPPA 2016 Conference - October 14-16, Florida
CAPPA's annual conference is enjoyed by doulas, childbirth educators, breastfeeding professionals, midwives, nurses, obstetricians, and others who have an interest in the prenatal and postpartum periods. CAPPA conferences are known for their excellent speakers and learning opportunities, great networking with perinatal professionals from all over the world - register now! #CAPPAConf
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API's "The Attached Family" magazine: "Parental Presence: Birthing Families, Strengthening Societies"
"Parental Presence: Birthing Families, Strengthening Societies," the latest online issue of The Attached Family. Share what inspires you with your friends and family. Help keep the discussion on paid parental leave moving forward. Feature articles in this issue center on providing parental presence after the birth of a baby.
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Together we can! API is proactively engaged with organizations with diverse missions and activities in order to leverage and expand our work in supporting all parents, children and families to promote secure attachments and strong, positive relationships.
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2016 Summer API Links
