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 ...
Anaphylaxis Fun! by Cat Reilly
November 25th, 2012
And so, on Wednesday, death and I just narrowly side-stepped one another, which takes on a whole new dimension when you’re a parent. I have lived for several months now in excruciating sciatic pain down my leg. If I’m not lying down, my leg is in agony. I have tried six ...
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 ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Trusting My Instincts By Allison Silver
October 25th, 2012
As I am sitting here writing this my baby girl is about to turn one. How did this happen? Just yesterday I brought home a little newborn baby. Who kidnapped my baby and left me a toddler? It’s kind of a funny spot to be in. On the one hand ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Striving For Balance by Allison Silver
October 18th, 2012
When do you take a break? When do you get “me time”? When do you spend time with your husband if you are always with your baby? These are some of the questions that people have asked me over this past year when they have heard about my parenting choices. ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Happy to be Older and Wiser by Allison Silver
October 11th, 2012
I never knew before the birth of our daughter how much I would love being a mom. This past year I have even thought, “Maybe we shouldn’t have waited so long to have our first child. Maybe we should’ve had our first child earlier.” I started thinking about it again ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Renewed with Parent Support by Allison Silver
October 4th, 2012
As your unofficial ambassador to attachment parenting, I feel obligated to let everyone know that October is AP month. Attachment Parenting International has announced that the theme for this year’s AP month is Relax, Relate, Rejuvenate, Renewed with Parent Support. When you think of relaxing and rejuvenating what image comes to ...
