Gentle Parenting

"Attachment parenting," or AP, is an approach to child-rearing intended to  forge strong, secure attachments between parents and children. For many parents, this approach feels intuitive. And anthropological research suggests that practices associated with AP -- such as baby-wearing and co-sleeping -- have deep roots in our evolutionary past But does AP contribute to better child outcomes? Not surprisingly, it depends on your definition of "attachment parenting." If we use the definition first proposed by William and Martha Sears,  then "attachment parenting" is essentially another term for "sensitive,  responsive parenting."  Among other things, it appears to protect children from the effects of toxic stress helping children develop resilience in the face of adversity. It may also reduce a  child's risk of developing behavior problems, and promote the development of  moral reasoning. Att...

Parents  Pushy parents are a very touchy subject to talk about. When it comes to the welfare of children, people are always ready to jump and point fingers at others without gathering the facts. The parents of theater gifted, and talented children get these nasty fingers pointed at them and most are due to the generalization that the media has made portraying these parents as mean, self righteous, and abusive. The honest truth is that parents care for their children and are not pushy, but instead they direct their children in becoming good adults by protecting them, encouraging them, and being dedicated to them.  The role of the parent is to protect their children and provide for them all they can to insure that they have the proper tools in order to be successful in life. These tools include such things as having good morals, strong work ethics , phenomenal character, etc. Providing their kids with the mentioned tools, parents protect their kids from becoming f...