attachment parenting

Your Crying Baby

December 19, 2011

Imagine yourself as an adult in distress, calling for help, only to have people walking by completely ignoring you. How would this make you feel? You can imagine if this happened to you repetitively you could develop anxiety, severe problems with stress, depression and any other countless types of emotional problems. This analogy makes it [...]

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Green Moms Weekly- Week 12

December 17, 2011
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For newbies: “Green Moms Weekly” will be a question posted each week here at Happy Green Babies that will require each participant to write a blog post responding to the question of the week. Our question this week is: “What is it about the ‘cry-it-out-method’ that draws parents to want to try this with their [...]

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Pregnancy in the First Trimester

December 12, 2011

As I was searching through my blog categories, I realized that I have not at all touched on the topic of pregnancy.  Such an obvious topic, with a blog dedicated to babies, but yet I haven’t talked about it at all!  The truth is, during my second pregnancy, I did not blog at all and [...]

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Green Moms Weekly- Topic 11

December 11, 2011

For newbies: “Green Moms Weekly” will be a question posted each week here at Happy Green Babies that will require each participant to write a blog post responding to the question of the week. Our question this week is: “What are some of the highs and lows during your first trimester of pregnancy and how [...]

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My baby sleeps with me

November 21, 2011

In light of recent controversial co-sleeping ads, what would you say as a proponent for co-sleeping safely? Our question this week on “Green Moms Weekly” relates to the recent ads the city of Milwaukee, Wisconson created, taking a “raw” approach at warning parents of the dangers of co-sleeping with their babies. What is so frustrating [...]

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Green Moms Weekly- Topic 8

November 19, 2011

This week our topic is focused on co-sleeping and its safety. For those who posted last week, thank you for your participation and comments in the “Green Moms Weekly” Blog Carnival! For newbies: “Green Moms Weekly” will be a question posted each Saturday here at Happy Green Babies that will require each participant to write [...]

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Natural Parenting Opposition

November 14, 2011
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For me, parenting is all about what comes most naturally to me and what feels right.  Sometimes my choices in parenting cause opposition from my family or friends and I am forced to reason with them about my decisions. When I became pregnant with my first baby I began to search for information on natural [...]

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Enhancing your child’s ability to learn

October 31, 2011
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This week for “Green Moms Weekly” we are rounding up attachment parenting month with one last, really great question: How do you think attachment parenting enhances learning? I recently read the quote: “attachment parenting is good brain food.”  I think that this is the coolest part about attachment parenting for me.  I am doing what comes easily [...]

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Green Moms Weekly- Week 5

October 29, 2011
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This is our final green moms weekly attachment parenting topic for attachment parenting month!  I have had great fun learning from other green moms about their view on attachment parenting and I look forward to continuing to learn as we develop more “green” topics to discuss.  I hope you will join in the fun For [...]

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Attachment Parenting starting at conception

October 24, 2011

Here we are in week 4 of  the Green Moms Weekly blog carnival. This week’s question is “Why is it as important to begin your journey as an attachment parent during pregnancy as it is after the birth of your baby?”  Don’t forget I’d love to hear what you have to say on this topic! [...]

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