When my first son transitioned into toddlerhood, I discovered that I had a lot more to learn about raising children than I realized! The most compelling question I asked myself was how to preserve our warm and loving relationship when I also had to say, "No, you can't have that," or "Now, you can't do that."

Attachment Parenting educator and mother of 6, Shoshana Hayman encourages parents on API's blog to continue seeking a deeper attachment with their children well beyond the early years of breastfeeding and babywearing.

"The Global Initiative has launched a new interactive map, showing progress towards universal prohibition of all corporal punishment. Hover over a country for information on the legality of corporal punishment, and click on it to go directly to our detailed country report. On touch screens, tap the country for information, and tap again to read the full report."

"Beating, yelling and neglect can all be passed from one generation to the next — but parents are often keen to break the cycle of abuse if they can get the right help, researchers said Monday.

They found that the more adverse childhood experiences a person had, the more likely their children were to be troubled, too.

The findings suggest that poor parenting is handed on from one generation to the next, said Anne-Marie Conn, a researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Spanking and beating are two examples, Conn said."

I came upon Attachment Parenting by accident. While 8 months pregnant, I searched the Internet for ideas on how to clean cloth diapers by hand. Yes, you read that correctly - by hand. We had no washer or dryer and felt too cheap to pay the 75 cents required to wash them.

API Leader, Marriage and Family Therapist and mother of 1, Kendra Godfrey shares her Attachment Parenting journey on API's blog.

"BirthKeeper™, a coalition of diverse individuals and organizations, will hold a Summit at the National Press Club in Washington DC on May 14th 2016 (April 27, 2016 - Washington, DC) - BirthkeeperTM, a coalition dedicated to transforming birth in America, is holding a groundbreaking Summit in our nation's capital Saturday May 14th, 8 am – 5 pm at the National Press Club. The press is invited. A press conference is at 12:30 pm. Lunch will be served.

In this week's Editor's pick, API is shedding light on a form of maltreatment of children that is often kept in the dark: emotional abuse. Unlike physical abuse, there is little awareness concerning emotional abuse -- it's less visible and is rarely covered by the media. API's Assistant Editor and mother of 2, Effie Morchi reveals what is emotional abuse and what lifelong impacts it has on children on API's blog.

Reading has always been a central part of my life. Mother of 3 and API Leader, Kelly Shealer explains on API's blog how she meets both her children's needs for connection and her need for balance through reading.

Get inspired to continue prioritizing parental presence for your children with this 18-day calendar of tips on API's online magazine, with such tips as "Respect is important, no matter the age. A baby who is cuddled and tickled respectfully will respectfully play with others."

My daughters are two of the most amazing teachers I have ever been around. Every day, I feel grateful to have them in my life and for the many ways they shower me with unconditional love. My children have gifted me with the opportunity to open my heart, as I have learned that love can be felt and expressed without anything attached to it.

Mother of 2 and API Leader, Lisa Feiertag shares on API's blog what motherhood taught her about love.

"That's another surprising finding. People who are more self-compassionate are more likely to take personal responsibility for harming others and are more likely to apologize. When it's safe to make a mistake and you have the resources to say, “I can't believe I said that...” Self-compassion gives you the resources to acknowledge that and see yourself clearly, because you're not saying you're a horrible person, you're just saying, “Wow, I was out of line there.” And that actually increases your ability to take responsibility and apologize."

"When asked what millennials need in the workplace, I struggle to answer concisely. Because it’s many things. It’s competency; it’s mentorship; it’s flexibility; it’s training; it’s clearly-outlined objectives; it’s independence.

I didn’t realize that these desires had an overarching theme until I studied attachment theory, which suggests that our relationship styles are formed in childhood with enduring, pervasive consequences.

"I have been compiling ways to calm down over the years. I learned some in Aron’s book, some as part of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program I participated in, and just recently picked up a slew of them..."

At the age of 7 years old, I learned a lesson I truly understood and lived by when I became a mom: I learned that trusting my intuition is imperative -- it can even be a matter of survival. Mother of 2, APtly Said's Assistant Editor Effie Morchi shares about a scary time in her childhood and how that helped her lean on her instincts as a mother.

The greatest lesson I've learned from Attachment Parenting is to question all assumptions. I was parented fairly traditionally, and reading about AP when I was pregnant helped me let go of certain ideas about where and when a baby "should" sleep, how a baby "should" be fed, and how a child "should" be disciplined.

Mother of 1 and API Leader, Alexis Schrader shared on API's blog about questioning the status quo of parenting.

Today, in observance of Kangaroo Care Awarneness Day, API honors all mothers and fathers who have given the gift of skin-to-skin contact to a newborn. Learn about benefits of skin-to-skin contact to the whole family through this post on API's blog.

"According to the subsequent panel discussion, moderated by Brigid Schulte, director of New America’s Better Life Lab, there are three ways in which the U.S. can learn from paid leave policies that have already been in place (one for each of the three other countries in the entire world that have no such policy):