The University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Extension Parenting and Family Relationships website (parenting.uwex.edu) is a resource developed by a team of family and parenting specialists at UW-Madison’s Extension Human Development and Relationships Institute. The website is a clearinghouse of quality web-based resources for families and professionals on parenting, healthy relationships, family health, child development, and family caregiving. The website is divided into two sections: one for the public (e.g., parents and caregivers) and another directed at family professionals.

"What does the evolved human nest look like? Here is the common set of characteristics identified by anthropological studies among small-band hunter-gatherers around the world (Hewlett & Lamb, 2005; Konner, 2005):

"Studies show that the gap between Black and white infant death rates in the country has widened over the last 30 years. Although some past studies point to genetics as the cause, recent research suggests that it may be chronic stress brought on by societal oppression, including “experiences of racism,” according to a study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine in 2008.

"On the journey of peaceful parenting, how we communicate and what we communicate with our children is important. But in the middle of our many crazy parenting situations, how can we keep our knee-jerk emotions from running away with our interactions? It can be a real challenge as a parent."

"Human beings are wired to resist being told what to do or bossed around outside of the context of attachment. This is actually a very good thing. By having instincts that tell them to only obey those they are securely connected to, children have an internal safeguard that protects them from wandering off with strangers, or doing the bidding of those who may not have their best interests at heart. If you’re having frequent power struggles with your child, ask yourself the following questions from my Attachment Checklist.

The CDC's Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study) uncovered a stunning link between childhood trauma and the chronic diseases people develop as adults, as well as social and emotional problems.

"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!

The Big Payback, a community-wide, online giving day hosted by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, returns on Thursday, May 2, and Attachment Parenting International is thrilled to be participating!

"Scientific consensus is beginning to emerge from such research and from the observed experiences of psychologists, pediatricians and parents. The WHO guidelines, and those from other groups, reflect this. “The absolute priority for very young children has to be on face-to-face interactions, physical exercise and sleep,” said Jean Twenge, a psychologist and author of “iGen,” a 2017 book focusing on the effects of social media and other technology on kids."

"The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) is delighted to announce that Wendy Middlemiss, Ph.D., CFLE, has been named the new editor of Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), one of NCFR’s three family-research journals.

“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.”