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• Sometimes, gentle is not the whole answer – and it’s okay.

  Lessons on accepting and providing the loving guidance your unique child needs can be hard to swallow at times – especially when, as I have, you experience a severe awakening that a large portion of your parenting style needs to change in order for your trusting relationship with your child to really blossom.  MORE

• I Did Not Birth a Syndrome

  As Spencer was born, placed on my belly, and then taken across the room to be checked over, my husband and I were both watching and checking for obvious Down syndrome markers. We knew there would be some and we were fine with that. We just hoped they wouldn’t be overly obvious.  MORE

• Saying Goodbye to Babywearing

  Laura of WaldenMommy:Life Behind the Red Front Door writes about passing her Ergo on to a new mother and the emotions this brings.  MORE

• Tolerating Timidity

  With that first baby, 7 years ago, I worried. I worried that she would be timid her entire life. I worried that she would always be anxious. I worried that she would have a hard time making attachments to other people. I worried that she wasn’t like those other, happy babies.  MORE

• Go-To Activities for Inside Play

  Amy W. shares three idea-starters for inside-play inspiration.  MORE

• I Support You: Breastfeeding and Society

  Breastfeeding can be a touchy subject in our society, but is essential for the improvement of public health. Amy discusses breastfeeding and society, and makes suggestions for helping everyone have a basic, factual knowledge of breastfeeding and how to support breastfeeding mothers.  MORE

• Respecting Children’s Boundaries

  Recently, I went to my parents’ house to visit my extended family. It was a completely solo trip (No husband! No kids!), and I got to relax and visit with my little nephews.  I really enjoyed my time playing with them, and they seemed to enjoy hanging out with just me. When it was time to leave, I sought out my oldest …  MORE

• OCD: Obsessive. Compulsive. Don’t Lose the Connection.

  We are our children’s advocates. No one else. The tenacity to get to the bottom of an issue, whether it is physical health, mental health, behavioural is our job as their advocate. Taking that responsibility in the fullest sense, coming alongside a child in their frustration and fear was so much more productive than trying to control behaviour from the outside.  MORE

• AP Without a Family Bed

  Early on, one of my greatest attractions to Attachment Parenting was the way that it focused on meeting the child’s needs – even when it went against the grain. I loved the concept of honoring the child, and working to meet the needs of everyone in the family, instead of forcing the child to comply with the desires of the parents, while sacrificing his or her own wants or needs.  MORE

• Becoming a Gentle Parent

  For most people, becoming a gentle parent means a smaller change than they may think. I share three small but key differences that turned my parenting around and helped me get the most out of my relationships with my kids.  MORE

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