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Attachment Parenting Tips Raising Toddlers to Teens

New Book!

Attachment Parenting Tips Raising Toddlers To Teens

No opinions, theory or judgment; just a ton of ideas and strategies to handle every normal parenting challenge.

See a sample inside Attachment Parenting Tips Raising Toddlers to Teens

A compilation of ideas from real attachment parents in one neat little book. Each tip is respectful, kind and non-punitive.

Attachment Parenting Tips is an easy-to-use reference book of ideas to solve every common parenting problem that arises while raising children from 0 - 13 years of age and beyond.

Each challenge is detailed with a brain development explanation on why it is occuring.

Written by a certified parent educator and mother of five grown attachment-parented children, this book is bursting with over 3,000 practical tips tested by real parents.

Every topic in parenting is covered, from feeding and sleep, to bullying and homework, and the strategies can be put to use immediately.

Proceeds will be donated to support non-profit attachment parenting organizations.

Lysa Parker
"A much needed reference book with no theory - just plenty of neuro-biologically informed, kind and effective strategies for the everyday challenges parents face."

Lysa Parker, MS, Cofounder, Attachment Parenting International and coauthor of Attached at the Heart.

Bonus! Every challenge includes a brain and child development tip for that age and issue!

  • The Baby years: sleeping, breastfeeding, and crying.
  • The Toddler years: tantrums, the world of No!, toilet training, picky-eating, hitting and sleep challenges.
  • The Preschool years: power struggles, not listening, lying, angry meltdowns, and sibling jealousy.
  • The School-aged years: homework, friends, peers, stealing, school, attitude, chores, discipline, allowances, relationships and screen-time.
  • The Teen years: the one tool that works for all teen issues.
  • General AP Tips: More tools for babies to teens.
Elizabeth Pantley
"This reference book should be on every parent's phone or nightstand. It is a treasure chest of respectful tips and practical ideas to use for almost every common parenting challenge."

Elizabeth Pantley, Author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution and The No-Cry Solution series

Make Your Life Easier Now! Order the 386 page PDF e-book with hyperlinks. Only $9.99 US

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Attachment Parenting in the News

Just found this video on youtube of Buffy breastfeeding a baby in the 1970's

Duchess Kate Practices Attachment Parenting - US Weekly Dec 2, 2013

Duchess Kate practices Attachment Parenting! Read the article Dec 2, 2013 in US Weekly

Duchess Kate Attachment Parenting

Finally, popular media catches up with the research. This photo is from the ad campaign from Health Canada.

Health Canada Toddler Breastfeeding photo

Judy Arnall, Past-President and Co-Founder of Attachment Parenting Canada discusses the AP style

ParentsCanada Magazine, December 2013, "Attachment Parenting: Is it for you?"

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What is Attachment Parenting?

Attachment parenting babies, toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged, and teenager children is a natural, instinctive approach to parenting and MAY involve breastfeeding, babywearing, and co-sleeping, BUT definitely embraces respectful communication, non-punitive guidance of behaviour, and a warm and nurturing, structured, parenting style, that includes nurturing, attentive response to both children's and parents' needs at the same time. It's a family-centerd parenting approach based on mutual respect between all family members.

Attachment Parenting has 8 ideals

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  • Prepare for Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting
  • Feed with Love and Respect
  • Respond with Sensitivity
  • Use Nurturing Touch
  • Ensure Safe Sleep Physically and Emotionally
  • Provide Consistent and Loving Care
  • Practice Positive Discipline
  • Strive for Balance in Personal and Family Life

Our Vision

Peace in the world begins in the home. Healthy, respectful, peaceful, nurturing, supported and educated families are the building blocks of a healthy and peaceful society.

Our Mission

We are a non-profit organization of parents and professionals dedicated to providing parents, caregivers, and organizations, support for their parenting practices and services, validation for their parenting choices and current evidence-based information in order to make the best decisions for their parenting practices. Our information is provided through print, online, classes, articles, books and speakers for parents, caregivers and organizations.

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