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Editor's pick: Top 10 of 2015 Last year was a big year, editorially, for API. There were so many amazingly supportive and educational online magazine features and blog posts!	The stories that bind us What is the secret sauce that holds a family together?
A look back: Highlights of 2015 2015 was a full year!	Building a castle with my 5 year old I've always let my children try to do a lot of things on their own, but lately I've been making more of an effort to allow my 5-year-old son more autonomy in what he's doing.
8 ideas to holiday gift-giving to cultivate more connection The holiday season is upon us. As chilly winds begin to blow and the days become short and gray, we are given the opportunity to draw near and celebrate what brings warmth, light and love into our lives in the face of cold and darkness.	How to raise an emotionally resilient child Emotional resilience has become a buzzword in parenting. Yet most of us want our children to feel only one emotion: happiness.
More focused, better behaved kids -- through mindfulness Would the world be a better place if more of us were trained to take a mindful moment to connect emotions we are feeling to our brains before we act?	Insightful parents may choose AP, but AP can also inspire parents to develop insight By its very nature, those of us who are insightful and mindful gravitate toward Attachment Parenting (AP) as it fits in with who we are as individuals.
Parenting with presence: co-sleeping As attachment parents, my husband Scott and I have broken mainstream society's cardinal rule of parenting: Our daughter has slept in our bed for, at least, some portion of most of her 3,532 nights on this planet.	Want your child to learn self-control? First, teach self-validation A child's ability to form healthy self-validation is a vital goal of child development.

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