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I can't count the number of times that someone has told me that I need to get out of the house without my son. |
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One day, when my son was a baby, I took him to the grocery store. He started to cry, and as I lifted him out of his car seat, a strange woman walked by. |
The big parenting news lately centers on childhood vaccinations. It's an area of parenting that we do not take a stance on. Rather, API advocates for informed choice. |
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This thing, how I spend my days, it’s just motherhood, that’s all. It’s nothing amazing and it has all been done before. This strength, this mountain, this winding road – they are what they are – just motherhood. |
The other day on Facebook, a post popped up in my newsfeed from another mom who was seeking advice. She said that her 6-month-old baby will only finish his bottle if she sings to him while he drinks it. That made me smile. |
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It's 4 a.m. My baby is awake again. She has nursed and fallen asleep...and then woke up again the second I tried to move her. Now she is wide awake, eyes open and smiling at me. I am exhausted -- beyond exhausted. |
This post was originally published on Aug. 11, 2010, and centers on an issue that many of us know all to well -- that of separation anxiety and Attachment Parenting. |
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Q: I have a 2-month-old son who really dislikes being in his car seat. He cries inconsolably during car rides. I have tried talking soothingly to him, singing and offering a pacifier. |
For the last few days, my son has been hunched over an application for a summer program at NASA. I've been helping him, shoulder to shoulder, when he needs it, and I find myself staring at him when he's not looking. |
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