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Giving thanks through presence and connection
I am grateful to be an Attachment Parent. I don’t feel that we need to be labeled in order to define our type of parenting; however, being a part of a community with like-minded parents reminds me that...
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A New Year, a time to pause and reflect
Like cooking turkey on Thanksgiving or giving flowers on Valentine’s Day, I cannot help feeling the tug at this time of year to pause and reflect. Yes, January 1 is just the next day after December 31....
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The dark side of favorites
Like many conversations with children, it’s almost innate: “What book is your favorite?” “Which ice cream flavor is your favorite?” “You like Sesame Street? Which character is your favorite?” Harmless,...
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Speaking peace
By Lysa Parker & Barbara Nicholson, cofounders of Attachment Parenting International (API) and coauthors of Attached at the Heart We often reflect on whether or not API has made a difference in our...
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In lieu of presents
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on Oct. 16, 2008, and it continues to offer a valuable perspective on passing along family values to our children. This year’s invitation reads:...
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How does Attachment Parenting inspire you?
Parenting is inspirational. Our children motivate us to become better role models, to move past our childhood hurts and to find new ways to nurture and guide our children. Mothers and fathers who have...
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Compassion, balance and truth in parenting
Compassion. What does this word mean to you? I see compassion as being open to seeking the truth in any given moment. As a parent, I am constantly invited inward in order to seek my truth. Our children...
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Insight from the International Children’s Yoga Conference on mindfulness
Last month, I was invited as a guest speaker to the International Children’s Yoga Conference in the beautiful town of Heidelberg in Southern Germany. The main topic of this year’s conference was...
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15 years
Fifteen years — a lot can happen in that length of time. Marriages, divorces, births, deaths, adoptions, new jobs and big adventures can paint their way through a life like mine when so many days have...
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Transformed by their love
Editor’s note: Attachment Parenting International (API) hopes every mom enjoyed her Mother’s Day on May 10 and every dad is looking forward to Father’s Day on June 21. This week, in honor of all...
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Happy Peace Day from API!
International Peace Day — today, September 21, as declared by the United Nations — advocates the theme: “Partnerships for Peace: Dignity for All.” This observance aims to highlight the importance of...
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Nurturing peace — in our parenting and for our world
“Raising children with secure attachments and empathic hearts is essential to the future of mankind.” ~ GreatNonprofits Is world peace possible? When we talk about the potential for Attachment...
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Getting through the Paris attacks with an old neighbor
On November 13, 2015 — as I pushed through the realities of daily life with two young children — I coped with a lot of emotion: fear for my sister-in-law, who was in Paris on business…relief when she...
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The simple attitude of gratitude
As parents, one of the most profound messages we can convey to our kids is a deep sense of gratitude. Their world is one full of abundance of materialistic possessions and choices. Many homes have...
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Thanksgiving for joy and peace in my parenting
I am so thankful to Attachment Parenting International (API). I can only imagine how different my life would be without the peaceful communication skills and lifestyle I have learned and put into...
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Want your child to learn self-control? First, teach self-validation
A child’s ability to form healthy self-validation is a vital goal of child development. In fact, a child’s capacity for self-validation has everything to do with the development of emotional safety —...
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How different the world could be
“We’ve all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.” ~ J.K. Rowling in her book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix San...
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You never stop growing up: An interview with Lisa Reagan of Kindred Media
Every one of us is on a journey through life, and each of us is at a different point on that journey. Some are at the very beginning: expecting their first baby or in the midst of the newborn months....
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What’s the harm in saying “there are starving kids in Africa” to get your...
You know this saying since it’s pretty much a parenting cliché used to cajole children to eat their vegetables: “There are starving children in Africa. You should be grateful that you have this food to...
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Raising kids with grit…and an interview with Jane Stevens of ACEs Too High
Attachment Parenting International (API) is directly involved in building resilience in communities across the nation and around the world through its local API Support Groups and accredited API...
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