Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Traditions Old and New by Allison Silver
November 7th, 2013
One of my favorite memories of my childhood always centers around Halloween. I grew up in the east mountains of Albuquerque and since we lived in a semi rural area we used to go to my grandparent's house in Albuquerque every year on Halloween to go trick or treating. My ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Our Pumpkin Party by Allison Silver
October 31st, 2013
The past few weeks have been action packed and a bit crazy in the Silver household. Two weeks ago we got our first real cold! Since I haven't taught school in almost two years we haven't been sick in two years. But as soon as we started our parent-tot class ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Parenting Creatively by Allison Silver
October 10th, 2013
It's October which means not only is fall in the air and Halloween is just a few short weeks away but it's also Attachment Parenting International Month. This year the theme is "Parenting Creatively." This idea of parenting creatively is based on the notion that all of us are creative ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Nature’s Flu Remedy by Allison Silver
September 26th, 2013
It's that time of year again. The weather has a nice chill in the air in the morning, the leaves are beginning to change colors, and before you know it the flu will be coming to visit. I don't know about you but that is one uninvited guest I could ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: The Gdang Cup! by Allison Silver
September 19th, 2013
In a little over a month our baby will be turning two!! Some days it feels like just yesterday we brought home our new little baby and then there are the other days when it feels like she has already been two for at least six months!! The area of ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Obsessed With Bread by Allison Silver
September 5th, 2013
Each summer it seems like I pick something to obsess over. Last summer I was obsessed with making homemade organic baby food for our daughter with the hope being that she would have a broader experience and would not be a picky eater. Well that kinda blew up in my ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: If three is a party is four a crowd? By Allison Silver
August 22nd, 2013
Do you remember when you first got married and everybody immediately started asking you when you were gonna have a baby? And then you had a baby and they started asking when you were gonna have a second child? Yep, that's where we currently are. And it doesn't help that ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Breastfeeding Support by Allison Silver
August 8th, 2013
Happy World Breastfeeding Week Mamas'! The theme for this year's World Breastfeeding Week is: Breastfeeding Support: Close To Mothers'. Support is so critical for women who are breastfeeding. In fact lack of support is the number one reason why most women stop breastfeeding early on. When we think of support ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Can I Borrow Your Car? by Allison Silver
August 1st, 2013
At least once a week I over hear an adult telling a young child that they need to share. This has to be one of my biggest pet peeves. Perhaps I am more sensitive to it because of my background in early childhood education but it just bugs me. First ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Following Her Lead by Allison Silver
July 18th, 2013
Last summer, at nine months old Charley absolutely loved being in the pool. She was my little water bug! She would kick, and splash, and had no qualms about putting her face in the water. Everyone commented on how comfortable she was in the water. Having had this wonderful experience ...
