Attachment ParentingMommy Misadventures

Gimme a brick… 3

Mar

2013

Thanks for visiting! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. You can also keep up with me on Facebook page. WARNING: Time for a rant! Also: not my baby We’ve always embraced attachment parenting (AP) principles. Frankly, if it weren’t for the AP pillars of co-sleeping, babywearing and extended ...

Sleepless 1

Oct

2010

About a week and a half ago, we transitioned The Little Empress from sleeping in our family bed to her own full-sized futon the floor beside our bed. The futon was originally in her room and while she showed interest in it, I was hesitant to let her sleep in her own room because I ...

On Cosleeping

Mar

2010

As part of our nighttime routine, The Little Empress usually enjoys a half-hour or so of playtime in her bedroom before getting ready for bed. It is a great way to help her wind down and allows us to do the essentials such as pick out her pajamas, etc. She’s been playing pretend a lot ...

Ms. Independent

Feb

2010

As The Little Empress’ 2nd birthday draws ever closer, it seems that she is growing exponentially more independent by the day. She started walking and standing around her first birthday. Around this time, she also began to refuse to be spoon fed. Rather than fight about every meal, I would simply cut her food into ...

Attached

Aug

2008

When I was pregnant, I made up my mind to be a hands-on parent. I promised myself that I would make myself available to my child as much as humanly possible during her tender, formative early days. From the day she was born, I did everything possible to make sure she didn’t cry for very ...