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The Chance to Choose to Be Powerful is What Builds Independence in Children, Not Being Pushed Away.
I remember as a young child I co-slept and I remember being very very young and making the choice to snuggle up to my father one night when I usually snuggled with my mother. It felt like a powerful choice… Continue reading
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A Group and a Tribe
Dear Wait it Out Members, I’m afraid I’ve gone ahead and confused a lot of you with the recent announcement of migration. I apologize for this. I want to try and clarify what the new structure is. To answer your… Continue reading
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I Enjoy Watching Her First Steps, Her First Words, And First Attempts at Learning to Sleep
She squirms awake, fussing. Sleepy “I’m not ready to wake up” eyes meet mine and even though she’s upset that she can’t resettle herself the way she was trying, she laughs and smiles with relief to see me there and… Continue reading
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When Can a Baby Sleep Through the Night?
On the topic of when a baby “can” sleep through the night… We often hear that babies “can” sleep through the night at a certain age or a certain weight. “Can” means he can safely sleep through the night if… Continue reading
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Feminism and Not Breastfeeding
There’s an article making the rounds on feminism and the choice to not breastfeed. The particular spin of this particular article is that it’s not fair to the male parent because breastfeeding is something that only the female parent can… Continue reading
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Since Some Babies Sleep Through the Night at Six Months Shouldn’t We Be Able to Teach The Others?
Another frequently asked question from the support groups: “Since some babies sleep through the night at six months shouldn’t we be able to teach the others?” (Using CIO, a no-cry sleep training method, etc.) That’s actually very logical. Which is… Continue reading
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Am I Making My Baby Clingy by Breastfeeding and Carrying Them?
A question often asked in the support groups is “Am I making my baby clingy by carrying them and breastfeeding them?” Baby humans are carry mammals. Look at your baby. Does your baby look like a strong independent human being… Continue reading
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Miley Cyrus, Slut Shaming, and The Confusion of Self Ownership
Dear Daughter, As I write this the world around me is in an uproar about a young woman who dressed up in latex and danced with teddy bears and danced in some rather lewd ways using a baseball finger and… Continue reading
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Why French Kids Don’t Have ADHD- Could ADHD Come From Attachment Parenting?
An article has been making the rounds on some AP forums and in the support groups that I run. It is actually a pretty awesome article that talks about why French kids don’t have ADHD at the same rates that… Continue reading
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