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API-Inspired Leadership: An interview with Kelly Shealer My API group had been so meaningful and helpful to me when my first son was very young. I had a real need for the support and friendship I found within the group, and as my son got older, I wanted to be able to be more involved with the group.	It Takes a Village We've all hear the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child," and it is still true, even in these modern days of computers, mobile phones, dial-a-pizza and TV on demand.
Editor's Pick: Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson on "Helping Kids Lose" Everyone likes to win, and little kids are no exception. But you cannot win them all, and losing throws young children (and older ones) into a tailspin. How can you help your child learn how to lose?	Learning to Live in the Moment Becoming a mother has taught me the real meaning of "living in the moment." Before I became pregnant with our daughter Zara, I really thought living in the moment meant squeezing every possible drop of productivity out of my day.
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	API-Inspired Leadership: An interview with Candice Garrison Prior to having children, I was full of ideas about what kids needed and how I would parent. Once I actually became pregnant, the sheer amount of overwhelming love I felt towards my unborn child radically shifted my entire world.
Editor's Pick: Children Growing on "Toddlers and Wonder" Wonder in the first years of life creates the roots of self-motivation. It is the foundation of a personal connection to the world, the nexus of the self. Wonder cannot be scripted. It arrives unbidden.	Hold on to Your Kids For me, Attachment Parenting has been like a life preserver in a cultural sea that is constantly in turbulance and posing many dangers.
Seeking an Answer, Being the Answer The processes of first finding our sadness and then our tempering elements are human processes that help us keep our perspective on life and develop the resourcefulness adn resilience we need to adapt to the circumstances that come our way.	Attachment Parenting and School Age Children Over the past five years, my parenting style has shifted as my children have grown. Their needs have changed, so the way I relate to them has also changed.

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