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How else does Attachment Parenting look like in your home? In June, you were asked to help tell your story through a survey created by SMU in collaboration with API. We are thrilled to report that more than 1,200 parents participated from 49 states and 37 countries!	Diaper nostalgia I thought I kept my car clean and tidy...until my husband walked in the door, waved a diaper in the air and said, "Hey, look what I found in the trunk!" It was quite a surprise -- with our kids being 10 and 7 years old, the diaper era is long... read more
What does your family's attachment look like? Please complete this survey regarding your experiences with family members and relationships.	Cry it out – 6 educated professionals who advise against It If you’re a parent, you’ve likely heard about the cry it out method to get your baby to sleep.
Creating a secure attachment in the adopted child with additional distresses that few parents are prepared for, or even aware of. An adopted child comes to the family with latent memories of grief, a fear of attachment and emotional memories of inarticulate loss.	Screaming to sleep, part one: The moral imperative to end "cry it out" Part one of a two-part series on CIO "A little throw-up never hurt anyone.”
Attachment Parenting doesn't make me a perfect parent Attachment Parenting makes me an involved parent, a loving parent, and well... an attached parent, but certainly not a perfect one.	Expecting your first baby? Talk about parenting now, before baby arrives Henry and Isabel had been married for 3 years when they found out they were expecting their first child. They had dated for 4 years in college before getting married, and they were sure that they knew everything about each other.
It's alright that you need me My child, I want to say this to you: It's alright that you need me. Needing is good. Needing is natural. When you cry for me, when you wrap your arms around me, when you sigh because you feel happy in my arms...you're behaving just as you should... read more	Kangaroo Care for every baby Today is Kangaroo Care Awareness Day, a day we at NuRoo are proud to celebrate, as it highlights the importance and benefits of the practice of Kangaroo Care.

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