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What is Attachment Parenting?
Attachment Parenting, as described by Attachment Parenting
International, consists of 8 principles that are thought to
help parents form strong, healthy emotional bonds with their
children. The 8 principles are:
- Prepare for pregnancy, birth, and parenting
- Feed with love and respect
- Respond with sensitivity
- Use nurturing touch
- Engage in nighttime parenting
- Provide consistent and loving care
- Practice positive discipline
- Strive for balance in your personal and family life
Research has found these practices to be beneficial for
children. Some are directly related to secure attachment and
others help parents recognize and respond sensitively to
their child’s needs. Responding sensitively to the
individual child’s needs over time has been found to be the
most important thing parents can do to help children develop
secure attachments. This means learning to accurately
interpret the baby’s signals and respond with love and
sensitivity.
Tia Schultz, Graduate Assistant, Human Development and Family Studies
Kim Leon, Ph.D., Former Assistant Professor and State Specialist, Human Development & Family Studies, Human Environmental Sciences Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia
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