Public breastfeeding can infuriate us, scare us, make us feel ashamed or empower us.
Public breastfeeding can infuriate us, scare us, make us feel ashamed or empower us. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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: |
While up in Washington, DC, USA, visiting my aunt and my grandma, one morning my my husband and I were able to walk down the street with our youngest for a quick cup of coffee and to walk our Corgi. |
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. |
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. |
"Today, my mother-in-law arrives. |
"Over the years, I have pinpointed a few behaviors that — though widely accepted and even promoted by popular culture — simply don’t serve me. Changing these behaviors is a process and one that requires both a willingness to take personal... read more |