Attachment parenting is a style of parenting that encourages a strong early attachment, and advocates consistent parental responsiveness to baby's dependency needs. Rather than give parents a set of rules about when to breastfeed or when to respond to a cry, Dr. Sears encourages parents to learn and work with their baby's particular cues.
Attachment parenting is a style of parenting that encourages a strong early attachment, and advocates consistent parental responsiveness to baby's dependency needs. Rather than give parents a set of rules about when to breastfeed or when to respond to a cry, Dr. Sears encourages parents to learn and work with their baby's particular cues.
Their book focuses on the benefits of attachment parenting for both parent and child, and explains how attachment parenting improves development, makes discipline easier, and even promotes independence. There is further information on attachment parenting for working parents and on weaning your child from attachment parenting, as well as scientific research that explains why attachment parenting works.
William Sears, M.D., has practiced as a paediatrician for nearly thirty years and Martha Sears, R.N., is a registered nurse, childbirth educator, and breastfeeding consultant.
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