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Love and wealth are not enough What’s the most important ingredient for a happy life? Philosophers, clergy, psychologists and researchers of all kinds have offered opinions on this question over the last five decades. Some say wealth, some say religion.	Can you love your kids too much? “You can’t spoil a young baby by holding them and giving them lots of love.”
Why not the status quo, and instead Attachment Parenting? Both of us are parents, with six sons between us, and we both were teachers with experience on the front lines, which gave us the perspective, determination and passion to begin a grassroots nonprofit organization called Attachment Parenting... read more	Reflecting on 20 years of API On June 6, Lysa and I celebrated the official 20th anniversary of Attachment Parenting International. The journey to this remarkable milestone has been a long one but full of incredible memories and remarkable people.
Is your baby too attached? “I am her mother, she is my baby and we are still deeply connected through my breast milk that I make for her,” Stephanie said. “I want to be in close contact with her, as much as she wants to be in close contact with me.	Diane Heller interviews John Chitty: Babies and the Polyvagal Theory [VIDEO] Diane Poole Heller interviews John Chitty about Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory and its implications for working with babies. Filmed as a part of Diane Poole Heller's Attachment Mastery program.
Two API Reads Features - Join in the Discussion This is the exciting month for API Reads in which you the reader get to choose which direction you’ll go in your reading!	An Adoptive Father's Epiphany Drowning in grief, I wrote, searching for answers. Why did she do it? What did everyone miss? What could we have done differently?
API's (R)Evolution: An interview with cofounders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker How two young mothers, who were also special education teachers and La Leche League Leaders, went from having their own little support group to founding a global nonprofit organization with the vision of helping parents achieve a more... read more	Parenting skills tied to reduced inflammation in low-income children A new Northwestern University study suggests that an intervention focused on strengthening families can reduce inflammation, a chronic overactivation of parts of the immune system that is important for long-term health.

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