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Each day of our lives... "Each day of our lives, we make deposits in the memory banks of our children." Share this meme on API's blog or Facebook page.	Leisure Time At Home May Be Best Path to Happy Family "Family fun often means new activities and destinations but a new study suggests leisure time spent at home in familiar pastimes may be a better route to happiness.
It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies "We also know that kids are more prone to addictive escape if they feel alone, alienated, purposeless and bored. Thus the solution is often to help kids to connect to meaningful real-life experiences and flesh-and-blood relationships.	Bringing Mindfulness to Parenting with Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn
AATH Parenting Educator Training Oct 14-16 in NJ ... read more	Attachment parenting group bonds over shared philosophy “And learning to trust myself instead of what the world is saying is the right way to parent,” she said. “And that can require having a community you trust to test things out with.
3 tips for connection in the summertime API Leader and mother of 3, Kelly Shealer shares 3 tips to strengthen connection with our children over the summer on API's blog.	Rooming-in: An Essential Evolution in American Maternity Care "However, rooming-in is about improving the health of both moms and their babies. Evidence shows that mothers and newborns benefit from staying together, and understanding this would ease some of the concerns around rooming-in."
Rethinking the basic chronology of our lives "Overstressed parents lack the time and patience to help children develop the skills they need to succeed. “Today’s children are tomorrow’s work force,” Ms. Boushey writes.	Attachment through books Reading has always been a central part of my life. Mother of 3 and API Leader, Kelly Shealer explains on API's blog how she meets both her children's needs for connection and her need for balance through reading.

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