attachment parenting
Close-contact caregiving philosophy
Attachment parenting is a child-rearing philosophy emphasizing close physical and emotional bonds between parent and infant.
Practices typically include extended breastfeeding, baby-wearing, co-sleeping, and responding immediately to a baby's cries.
Proponents believe this approach fosters secure emotional development; critics question whether the intensive demands are sustainable or necessary.
She practiced attachment parenting with all three kids.
Shared slumber with infant
- babywearingCarrying infant on body
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
- family bedShared sleeping surface for household
baby carrier · sling · extended breastfeeding · kangaroo care · infant massage
Harmonious receptive connection
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- emotional availabilityReceptiveness to others' feelings
- responsivenessReadiness to react
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
proximity · eye contact · mirroring · trust · connection · warmth · nurturance · soothing
Science of lifelong human change
- child-rearingRaising and nurturing offspring
- positive disciplineGuidance emphasizing encouragement over punishment
- family dynamicsInterplay among household members
- childhood developmentMaturation of the young
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
- sleep deprivationInadequate rest condition
- Western biasPreference for Euro-American perspectives
privilege · unsustainable · guilt · judgment · mommy wars
co-sleeping
Shared slumber with infant
- babywearingCarrying infant on body
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
family bed · baby carrier · sling · extended breastfeeding · kangaroo care · infant massage
attunement
Harmonious receptive connection
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- emotional availabilityReceptiveness to others' feelings
- responsivenessReadiness to react
sensitivity · proximity · eye contact · mirroring · trust · connection · warmth · nurturance · soothing · comforting
developmental psychology
Science of lifelong human change
- child-rearingRaising and nurturing offspring
- positive disciplineGuidance emphasizing encouragement over punishment
- family dynamicsInterplay among household members
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
- sleep deprivationInadequate rest condition
Western bias · privilege · unsustainable · guilt · judgment · mommy wars
- parentingchild, mom, children, kids, childcare
- baby carebottles, bottle feeding, pacifiers, cribs, baby oil
- Parenting Topicslife lessons, discipline, curfew, grounding, safety rules
- Parenting Worldplaygroups, working moms, stay-at-home dads, blended families, grandparents
- Parenting Approaches
- parenting stylesauthoritative, authoritarian, permissive, neglectful, free-range
attachment parentingcry it out
Weep until spent
authoritarian parenting · hands-off parenting · free-range parenting · tiger parenting · strict parenting
attachment parentingneglectful parenting
Inadequate attention to children's needs
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