PARENTING 101

TOUCHDOWN!

 I finally reached my due date yahooo! Patty is now full term, and is ready for delivery!!! :) Thank God for Youtube, and Google so I equip myself parenting tips for the lack of maternal instincts and basic mommy knowledge. HAHA! I was consoled when told that some mommy stuffs come out naturally like carrying your new born. So I guess I should relax now? hehe

TEAM KRAMER:

Okay fine, before I share with you a few things I learned, Let me share with you a video being a team Kramer fan! I am such a huge fan of this family, and I can't wait to have this much fun with my darling pie. I just know i'll have this much adventures with my Pattypoo. hehehe! :)

Time, attention, along with love is the basic need of every child. Me thinks, that Team Kramer does just that. They lovingly spend every available time they have for their kids, and that is exactly what I offer Patty. So baby, come out na! :) hehe

If you haven't heard of this crazy-cute family, check them here: TEAM KRAMER

CARRYING A NEW BORN:

The Eight Principles of Attachment Parenting:

Attachment Parenting International (API) is a worldwide educational association for this style of parenting. API identifies eight principles of attachment parenting. Parents have considerable leeway in how they interpret and put these principles into action. The eight principles are:

1. Prepare for pregnancy, birth, and parenting. Proponents of attachment parenting believe it is important to eliminate negative thoughts and feelings about pregnancy. Doing so, they say, readies a parent for the emotionally demanding work of being a parent.
2. Feed with love and respect. Breastfeeding, proponents say, is the ideal way to create a secure attachment. It also teaches infants that parents will listen to their cues and fulfill their needs.
3. Respond with sensitivity. With attachment parenting, parents consider all expressions of emotions, including repeated tantrums, as real efforts at communication. Those efforts are to be taken seriously and understood rather than punished or dismissed.
4. Use nurturing touch. Attachment parenting proponents advise maximum skin-to-skin touching. Ways to achieve that include joint baths and "baby-wearing" -- carrying babies during the day in a front-facing sling.
5. Engage in nighttime parenting. Attachment parenting experts advise making "co-sleeping" arrangements. With co-sleeping, an infant sleeps in the same room with parents so they can feed and emotionally soothe the child during the night. Some parents practice "bed-sharing" or sleeping in the same bed with babies. It's thought that this creates an even more secure attachment. Precautions are advised, though, to help prevent sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
6. Provide constant, loving care. Proponents of attachment parenting advise the nearly constant presence of a parent. That includes during walks, parents' night out, and work. They advocate against childcare for more than 20 hours a week for babies younger than 30 months old.
7. Practice positive discipline. Parents are advised to distract, redirect, and guide even the youngest of babies, and to model positive behavior. Attachment parenting aims at understanding what a child's negative behavior is communicating. And parents are encouraged to work out a solution together with a child, rather than spanking or simply imposing their will on children.
8. Strive for balance in personal and family life. Parents are encouraged to create a support network, live a healthy lifestyle, and prevent parenting burn-out.

 SOURCE: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/what-is-attachment-parenting