Attachment parenting is among the most talked about and highly recommended style of parenting by experts today. Lots of child psychologists are encouraging to apply this, especially for first-time parents. Others still have some negative reactions to it, but only because they are not exactly aware of what it is.
This is why we are featuring this topic to enlighten parents about the real meaning of attachment parenting and its benefits to them and their kids. Here are the things that you need to know about attachment parenting:
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1. The basic information that you need to know about attachment parenting is that its approach brings the best in both the parent and the baby. This starts from the infant stage of the child to early adolescent years. This style of parenting focuses on the individual needs of the child. It would help parents be more alert and sensitive to their child's need that it would be easier for them to make decisions about their welfare.
2. Dr. Gordon Neufield, a respected developmental psychologist said that attachment parenting should be practiced as early as the first six years of the child. These are the foundation years when trust and bonds between a parent and a child happen. As soon as this was established, both the parents and the child will have a strong relationship as time goes by.
3. Attachment parenting could create loyalty and make obedience easy for the child towards the rules of their parents. Making their kids obey is usually what parents are finding it hard these days and this style of parenting would definitely solve it. Since attachment parenting could help kids be more loyal to their parents, trusting them easily follows.
These are the basic things that you should know about attachment parenting. Do you like this style of parenting? Tell us what you think using the comments section below. Meanwhile, here are some facts about attachment parenting from Mayim Bialik of "The Big Bang Theory."
