Infant Bonding
Diaper Free Baby From Birth
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Parenting RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Elimination Communication is a growing practice among the natural parenting community in which parents minimize or eliminate the need for diapers by “catching” their baby’s elimination either through timing, cues or non-verbal communication.
Can newborn babies do EC?
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Video: Attachment Parenting 101
Learn about the basics of attachment parenting such as why early bonding is critical to for the emotional wellbeing of your child. This video also touches on the importance of babywearing, breastfeeding and cosleeping.
The Benefits of Infant Massage
Infant massage is a regular practice in many parts of the world and is gaining in popularity here in the United States and it is no surprise when you look at the many benefits. As you will see, infant massage benefits everyone and it makes even more sense if you consider it from the [...]
Breastfeeding Benefits Dad Too!
“Many fathers fear that they won’t be able to bond with the baby without feeding bottles. This is very far from the truth. Bonding doesn’t occur through the ingestion of food through plastic. Bonding occurs through a physically, loving relationship. [...]
Video: Breastfeeding 2nd Latch
This video is part two of the breastfeeding latch series. In this video, Dr. Jack Newman discusses how hospitals are inadvertently undermining breastfeeding by teaching improper latch, improper habits (such as waking a sleeping baby to nurse) and giving bottles and artificial nipples which are latch destroying. He also mentions the ridiculous notion [...]
Video: Breastfeeding First Latch
Latch is everything. If you have experience with breastfeeding you can attest to that fact. An improper latch makes breastfeeding painful and ineffective. This is one of the most fundamental problems with bottles, pacifiers and artificial nipples. They inevitably destroy the baby’s delicate latch. This video shows how to get [...]
Breast Is Best for Reducing Stress - Yahoo! News
Researchers studying the data on over 9,000 children found that despite other factors such as maternal depression, parental education levels, social class, and smoking habits, children who were breastfed respond more favorably to stress and have more reduced stress levels overall than their non breastfed counterparts.
Researchers are unclear whether the reduced stress levels are a [...]
The Truth About Elimination Communication
by Sheryl Lyon
When you first heard about diaper free babies, what was your reaction? Surprise? Disbelief? Jealousy? Annoyed that this was the first time you were hearing about it? Maybe this is the first time you have heard of a diaper free baby. If so, trust me, it is [...]
Baby Sign Language Benefits
Much of attachment parenting is based on respect for your baby as a human being with full rights despite not being able to communicate them from the start. Infant sign language is a perfect example of parents sacrificing a few moments of time to teach their child a skill that will allow them [...]
The Importance of Fathers
“Helping men understand what an invaluable and irreplaceable role they play in the development and lives of their children can lead them to make a greater commitment and investment in their family. ..too many fathers become convinced that they are simply an extra set of hands to help around the house, rather than irreplaceable to [...]
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