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Why TIME Magazine Shows Attachment Parenting is Going Mainstream, Not Extreme

When we, Attachment Parenting International, learned that TIME Magazine decided to take on attachment parenting in its May 21, 2012 issue, we had to ask, "TIME, are you news magazine enough?"

Beyond the incendiary attempt to pit mothers against each other asking, "Are you mom enough," and a strategic cover contrived to sell copies, what did TIME actually say about attachment parenting?

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Support API: Donate Auction Items!

Help API, raise awareness and collect great items for the API online auction! Help us collect some of these items for our auction: time in vacation homes; theater, movie, sports or other entertainment tickets; dinners out; handcrafted items; personal services; gift baskets; great retail products; lunch with an important person or anything you'd love to bid on! The auction is an important, yet easy fundraiser because everyone wants to support families. Pledge to solicit or make donations today. Email us for more information.
 

AP is the talk of the town... and blog posts, newspapers, talk shows, and trails of comments

Interesting interpretations about Attachment Parenting are filling blog post and news site comment threads. Is Attachment Parenting a fad? Helicopter parenting? Permissive parenting? Too difficult? "While a secure parent-child attachment remains just as beneficial now as ever, the essence of Attachment Parenting has been muddled."
 

API Links - Your monthly API enewsletter

The April 2012 API Links edition brings you news on Observing Child Abuse Prevention Month, Spank Out Day on April 30, National (U.S.) Volunteer Week April 15-21, breastfeeding in public opinion, a little sleep, valuing grandparents, balancing friendship, and increasing API's impact.
 

The Attached Family: Families at Play Issue

The Attached Family magazine by Attachment Parenting International. Families at Play issue. Features articles by Fred Donaldson, Larry Cohen, daily calendar play ideas, parenting tips, and more.

View a free digital version, download a free pdf for printing, or order a bound copy.
 

Why Support Attachment Parenting International?

Your donations help us to reach millions of families through web and support groups. With your help, we can continue supporting families like yours with information and programs. Please make your gift today.
 

Honors, Tributes and Memorials

 

API's New Membership Program

API now offers FREE API Membership. Check out what's included -- including receiving great enewsletters and The Attached Family electronic magazine.

Need a gift for the person who has everything?

They have love and connection, and more than they could ever want. You know making a difference means the most to them. Honor them with an unparalleled opportunity to pay-it-forward. A genuinely infinite gift.

These tributes not only honor the recipient, but are the catalysts that propel and perpetuate the legacy of love into future generations. This gift truly keeps on giving.


 

Happy 18th Birthday API!

Celebrate API's "coming of age" with us in June by joining in your local API group celebration and activities! No group in your area? Find out how to get one started!
 

API Cofounders with API Advisory Board Member Bruce Perry

API Cofounders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson with API Advisory Board member, Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, Psychiatrist & Neuroscience Researcher, The Child Trauma Academy, April 12, 2012, at the APAC/Children's Aid Training: Impact of Trauma & Neglect on the Developing Child, in Birmingham, Alabama.
 

You won't believe how important parent support is...

...until you read it. You can. See what parents have to say. You can be the cause of even more ripples with API.

Help us sustain this impact and create more stories by making a financial contribution to API today.
 

Browse API's Teleseminar recordings - certain to inspire you!

Attachment Parenting International knows that some families either don't live close to a support group, or are unable to attend due to busy schedules. So we want to bring parent education and support right to your living room with Ask API Live, a monthly telephone seminar (teleseminar) in which API Co-Founders Barbara Nicholson & Lysa Parker, along with author Lu Hanessian, interview members of the parent education community on a variety of topics. Check them out now and listen at your convenience.
 

 
NEWS & EVENTS

News

5/16/12 - API Links online now!

5/13/12 - API response to TIME article

5/12/12 - API's New Membership is Free

5/1/12 - Tell API what you think!

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Attached at the Heart: 8 Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children

 

 

 

Visit the Attached at the Heart Website

ForeWord Book Review of Attached at the Heart

"The book is written for well-educated readers and professionals. It should be required reading for daycare owners, social workers, and members of the judicial system. A simplified version would be worthwhile for parents who could benefit from the tips and message without the academic documentation. The book's advice is empowering and, if followed, could lead to a better world."

Read the entire review (PDF) or buy the book today!