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World Breastfeeding Week 2014: Inspired by Attachment Parenting I was born and raised in New York City, USA, one of three girls. My father was a physician, my mother is a teacher but spent much of my childhood as a stay-at-home mother. As a child, I always knew that when I grew up, I wanted to be a mother.	World Breastfeeding Week: The Real Breastfeeding Story The recent controversies generated by depictions of Attachment Parenting in the Western mdia and elsewhere have revealed a fairly astounding degree of misinformation about infant and child development.
Slowing Down I have a confession to make: I am constantly in a rush. In fact, the more I think about it, the more that I can see how much of my life is spent hurrying.	Generation AP series In celebration of Attachment Parenting International's 20th Anniversary, this two-part "Generation AP" series recognizes two of today's second-generation Attachment Parenting parents:
Separation Anxiety? When my children were young, it was common for me to take them when I traveled for speaking engagements. At their stages of development, they still wanted and needed to stay close to me.	Saved by AP and Now 8 Kids Later By the time I found out there was an actual thing called Attachment Parenting, I had already been practicing it. I was only 19 when I had my first son. My mother-in-law had been an oddity in the very early '60s and breastfed her boys.
Confidence Through Motherhood I suppose when I think about it, I have always had a fairly healthy level of confidence even if it was a more superficial sense.	A Different Perspective I returned to university to pursue a second degree this past January. I am now into my second semester as a mom of two school-age kids and a student in my own right.
Parenting as a Spiritual Path Raising children is hard work. It's deeply trying, physically and emotionally. Many studies have confirmed the drudgery of parenting, finding that the work itself is more tiring than chores or paid work.	Set Your Summer Intentions As excited as I was for Cavanaugh to get out of school for summer, I was also a little worried that we could spend months inside hiding out from Texas, USA, heat and mosquitoes while playing LEGOs and Minecraft. We needed a to-do list of fun.

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