Opinions vary widely about what behaviors constitute the real attachment parenting. Must one use cloth diapers, homeschool, never offer pacifiers, never give a bottle? There are important reasons to try these and other less mainstream parenting techniques, but I think there are very few basic, nonnegotiable attachment-fostering practices. I am not saying one must do all of these to create a healthy connection with your child, but I believe that each one contains a natural and powerful effectiveness in allowing deeply loving and healthy parent-child relationships. These practices are gentle childbirth, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, babywearing, and non-violent discipline.
Attachment parenting is a particular parenting philosophy that has been gaining adherents in recent years. Attachment parenting was described first by Dr. William Sears in the 1980s. Dr. Sears exami...
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