Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Teething Bites by Allison Silver
January 17th, 2013
All babies react to teething differently. For some it's no big deal and they appear to break in teeth quite easily with no one even noticing. And yet for other babies getting teeth is quite a chore. They cry in pain, they push on their mouth, they want to nurse ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Holiday Travel Do’s and Don’t’s by Allison Silver
January 10th, 2013
Like many of you, we traveled to visit family for the holidays. Instead of blogging during our trip I decided to visit family, eat lots, and stick my foot in my mouth on numerous occasions! Here are my top three holiday travel do's and don’t's! #1 Do: Tell your brother that ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: We Need A Little Christmas by Allison Silver
December 20th, 2012
Like many of you I have been watching the news of the terrible tragedy in Connecticut for the past week. I have read the various articles including numerous postings on Facebook and Twitter regarding tougher gun control and the need for better mental health services. And while these are important ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Going Nuts For Cloth Diapers by Allison Silver
December 13th, 2012
We have officially been using cloth diapers for almost three weeks! When we started this adventure I had no idea how much of a learning curve there would be. These past three weeks have been full of trial and error! I have learned so much about cloth diapering in these past ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting Annie’s Mailbox by Allison Silver
December 6th, 2012
This past week my hubby and I were looking through the local newspaper when he noticed a headline on one of the pages. The headline read, “Father is upset that wife allows three year old to sleep in parents bed.” Knowing this would intrigue me, he showed me the headline. ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Practicing Safe Sleep by Allison Silver
November 29th, 2012
One thing that I have learned over the course of this past year is that everyone parents their children differently. Even people who subscribe to the same parenting philosophy can interpret or apply it differently based on their own situation. I have also learned that if you do not follow ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Black Thursday? by Allison Silver
November 22nd, 2012
This past week a friend of mine who works for a major retail chain told me that several big retailers are opening up their doors on Thursday evening. He said they are calling it "Black Thursday." What?! The last time I checked, the entire day was called Thanksgiving! Are you ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Cloth diapers……Seriously? By Allison Silver
November 15th, 2012
A good friend of mine called me this week and asked if I wanted to buy her entire supply of cloth diapers for a super cheap price. Up until now we have been using environmentally sensitive disposables and they have been working for us. But every week when we take ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Fitting In by Allison Silver
November 8th, 2012
A supportive network of like-minded people is such an important asset to have as a parent. As many of you know I have been on the quest to find other like-minded mamas, but this past week I experienced just the opposite. Have you ever had that uncomfortable situation happen where ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Selfless Acts by Allison Silver
November 1st, 2012
Several months ago when I asked my husband what attachment parenting meant to him, he replied with, “putting your child’s needs ahead of your own needs.” This idea of putting your child’s needs first requires parents to do selfless acts on a daily basis. This can be difficult, especially during ...
