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I am a present father Attachment Parenting helps me every day to be a present father. I am the fatehr of 2 little boys: Dante, almost 3, and Gael, a 6-month-old baby. Right after my first son was born, I discovered Attachment Parenting.	Talking to our children about world tragedies In the last decade, researchers in the fields of neuroscience and epigenetics have made exciting advances toward decoding how our way of thinking can actually change our bodies.
How do we define success in a career-driven society, once we become parents? According to Oxford Dictionaries, "success" is defined as "the accomplishment of an aim or purpose." Synonyms include: "favorable outcome" and "triumph." The antonym is "failure."	How API supports parents with -- and without -- access to parental leave API advocates knowledge and practices that value and maximize parental leave, recognizing parental presence with a child fosters early secure attachment and benefits families, businesses and societies.
Conscious Living with Lisa Reagan	Going back to work, but not the way I expected When I was pregnant with my first child, I was a social worker in the foster care system. I had recently earned my master's degree in clinical psychology and was on track to become a Marriage and Family Therapist.
Parental presence isn't a privilege -- it's a necessity A parent's choice to balance working outside the home with prioritizing the child's attachment needs -- which very much includes presence -- is not so much a choice in lifestyle as it is CRITICAL to a child's healthy development.	Current issue of The Attached Family Announcing NURTURING PEACE, the latest online issue of The Attached Family. Read one post or all. Share what inspires you with your friends and family.
Nurturing peace -- in our parenting and for our world Is world peace possible?	Parental Leave Seen as Key to Strengthening Families and Society "October is Attachment Parenting Month, and Johnson said her organization is highlighting the importance of parental presence in the life of a young child.

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