If a mom is breastfeeding and sharing bed with her child, then she is practicing the so-called attachment parenting. This method has become a craze especially among educated women who have given the phrase hands-on parenting a different name. Attachment parenting could be the next best bet for producing satisfied children but be wary of these tips.
Do Not Sacrifice Productivity
There is really nothing new to attachment parenting. As Romper said, it is merely going back to the primitive or natural style of parenting, when mothers need not travel so far away to do productive work. This also means that parents need not sacrifice their career when they decide to go for attachment parenting. It is possible to do this type of parenting even for those who want to pursue their professions for as long they know how to manage their time.
Do Not Let The Child Rule The World
Attachment parents are not permissive and they do not allow their children to rule their homes, much more the family. Discipline still plays a major role in this type of parenting although it does away with spanking and punishment.
Do Not Become A Martyr
Mothers who prefer attachment parenting should not make their well-beings the least priority because they have to grow to be able to give more of themselves to their children. It is essential that these mothers take care of their needs so they become stronger and more productive for the family.
Do Not Spoil A Child
Respectful Parenting said Dr. William Sears coined the words attachment parenting to counter claims that cuddling will only produce spoiled children. Showing parental love by kissing and cuddling children will not spoil them. However, failure to give them responsibilities and making them accountable for their actions will.
Attachment parenting only means taking care of a child as naturally as possible in order to establish a strong connection. Aha! Parenting noted research findings that the bond between parent and child is established as early as infancy. Attachment parenting will help increase a child's emotional quotient and this will play a big role in how the child manages problems and anxiety later on in life.
