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" |
Dear Reader,
It's hard for AP Dads to find support. Nonetheless, these AP Dads are gently changing the world every day with and for their children through their care, empathy, playfulness, attention, perseverance, and responsiveness. We are grateful to them and new API Leader Craig Wickenberg, along with other father API Leaders, as they work to change and model parenting mindsets and practices. We celebrate and encourage them today and wish them a very Happy Father's Day!
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API Links you to... This month, we bring you news on lots of exciting parenting topics. Click here to read more about Father's Day; upcoming meetings and events; new API Leaders and group; more sleep for teens; swaddling uncovered; safe sleep guidelines; gentle weaning; flaws in sleep training study; progress report on violence against children; 2015 birth data; children and screentime; The Snugli story; self-compassion; The Attached Family magazine; and MORE! Read Editor's Picks below, or click through to read all the parenting news and research.
API's "The Attached Family" magazine: "Parental Presence: Birthing Families, Strengthening Societies" available now! Announcing "Parental Presence: Birthing Families, Strengthening Societies," the latest online issue of The Attached Family. Read one article or all. 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: Consequences * Spanking * Gordon Neufeld, Dr. Bill Sears, Peggy O'Mara, Laura Markham, Kim John Payne, Mayim Bialik, Lu Hanessian, Ina May Gaskin, Susan Stiffelman, Scott Noelle, Jim McKenna, Larry Cohen, and many others speak with API on their work, experiences, and life. Interviews chock full of great parenting nuggets and a lively discussion laced with friendship and humor. Download and listen at your convenience and support API! Read more New Leaders and Groups: Craig Wickenberg Want to Change a Life? Leader Anniversaries: June July Kelly Coyle DiNorcia ~ 7 years Upcoming Meetings, Trainings, and Events 2016-06-21 Donate to API Support the mission of API and connect with your target audience. Underwrite Good In Honor Of... Donate a year-end gift to API in honor or memory of someone special and watch your gift give on. Visit API's site to see all Tribute gifts. In Honor Inspired? Did you have an Aha! moment reading one of these links? Give On 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. |
Your June API Links - Happy Father's Day!
