Category Archives: Nighttime Parenting

Responsiveness at night

• 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

• Giveaway: Tranquil Turtle From Cloud B — $47.95 ARV CLOSED

  In a joint giveaway between Natural Parents Network and Living Peacefully with Children, Cloud B is giving one lucky winner their very own Tranquil Turtle, a multi-sensory nighttime toy and sleep aid!  MORE

• Learning to Nap Independently (All in Good Time)

  I never thought it would happen. The transition from only napping beside mama to napping independently. But it did. And much sooner than I ever anticipated.  MORE

• 8 Principles of Attachment Parenting for Older Children

  Guest author Dulce writes about applying the principles of attachment parenting as our children grow and change.  MORE

• Bedtime Connection

  Try taking a bit of time to relax, cuddle, and just listen after you say goodnight, before you leave the room. Be open to what your kids have to say in the dark — without judgment, without routines and schedules, without places to be or things to do.  MORE

• Symbiotic Sleep

  The symbiotic relationship we have with our children continues into the night, where the benefits of cosleeping are well documented for both child and parents.  MORE

• The Love of a Daddy

  A mother reflects on an act of love her father did for her as a baby and how the cycle now continues with her own daughter.  MORE

• Nighttime Nursing with Twins

  A reader asks our NPN Mentors about nighttime nursing with twins.  MORE

• Night Parenting with Sensory Processing Disorder

  My daughter has sensory processing disorder, an oversensitivity to sensory input that means my daughter has lived most of her life in constant arousal, her system always poised for fight-or-flight. No wonder she has trouble sleeping.  MORE

• Giveaway: Until the Light of Morning CD and Panel $52 ARV {1.18; US/Can} CLOSED

  Review and giveaway of Until the Light of Morning, a soothing CD that can be played any time you or baby needs to relax.  MORE

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