More discussion on the pros and cons of Attachment Parenting

There’s an interesting discussion that’s taking place on several sites simultaneously, and rather than responding to comments down below one of my more recent Attachment Parenting posts, I thought I’d highlight the discussion here, since lots of us are interested. Many of us are confused when we read parenting advice by “gurus” like Dr. Sears more »

Will my baby ever sleep through the night?

Susanna from I Find Myself a Mother wrote in with some poignant questions about her 7-month-old son, and his persistent LACK OF SLEEP. She read my article on The ABC’s of Baby’s Sleep, which resulted in an interesting back-and-forth with a reader on her site proposing, instead, the Attachment Parenting approach with her son. It more »

Great Books for Kids

Here are some of my favorites, if you need last-minute gift ideas for young kids, ages 4-8: Stoo Hample’s The Silly Book, published by Candlewick. This classic holds it’s own. My kids recite these ridiculously funny lines in the car, at home, and make BabyShrink’s Biggest Fan very proud in the process; she’s the one more »

My Favorite Book for the Baby in Your Life

Books are one of my favorite gifts, for any age. But I learned from BabyShrink’s Biggest Fan that it’s no good to give a book without thoroughly reading it first, to make sure it’s just right for the intended recipient. My mother sits for hours in bookstores, pouring through childrens’ books, and has come up more »

In Praise of Attachment Parenting (Sort Of)

Every week, I buy groceries at our grungy, local health-food store. My daughter affectionately dubbed it “The Stinky Market” — partly because of that characteristic “health-food store” smell, but also because of the bodily odors emanating from some of the motley group of customers frequenting the place — a weird combination of surfers, hippies, homeless more »

MORE on Poop-Smearing: A Complicated Case

“What,” you may ask, “is the most popular ‘lurkers’ topic at BabyShrink?” Is there a common theme that brings the most readers to this site? Yes, there is. Every day, I check my WordPress “Stats” to see what parents have been reading on BabyShrink. I think it’s hilarious that each and every day I get more »