Attachment Parenting (AP) is all the rage when it comes to babies, what
with all the slings, breastfeeding-on-demand and co-sleeping going on
these days, but it extends far beyond the early years. The backbone
of the AP philosophy is mutual respect, and with older kids, that often
translates into finding an alternative to punishment - whether that
means allowing natural consequences to take their course, offering
constructive advice, walking away, or turning potential conflicts into
challenges that can be faced together - is a key point in developing
mutuality. Not letting the children get away with murder, mind you,
but letting go of the authoritarian in us as parents, and embracing the
mediator, the peacemaker.
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