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Swaddling for Sleep "Recently, however, some research has suggested that swaddling might not always be safe:	5 lessons learned about Attachment Parenting after a cesarean birth Sometimes, moms who know during pregnancy that they want to practice Attachment Parenting worry that it will be more difficult or impossible after a cesarean birth.
Surrendering to biologically normal toddler sleep Mother of 1, Jane Kilmer, discusses the biological norm for toddler sleep and cautions parents to beware of sleep-training, on API's blog.	API Live Teleseminars - Download and Listen ... read more
Where infants sleep may affect how long they are breastfed "A new study indicates that mothers who frequently sleep, or bed-share, with their infants consistently breastfeed for longer than mothers who do not bed-share.	Sleeping with a baby boosts breast-feeding: Mothers are twice as likely to continue after six months if they share their bed for "New mothers who bring their babies into their bed are more likely to carry on breastfeeding for longer, a new study found.
Maternity wards are moving away from nurseries "The conventional hospital nursery, where rows of adorable infants doze in front of a picture window, is being phased out for routine use at hospitals in Boston and many other cities.	Psychologists Find Parent Interaction Vital to Child's Well-being as Adult “Our research shows that when we don’t provide children with what they evolved to need, they turn into adults with decreased social and moral capacities,” Narvaez said.
A look back: Highlights of 2015 2015 was a full year!	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.

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