Posted by kat on July 31, 2001 at 23:15:55:
In Reply to: Re: John's List posted by jonvon on July 27, 2001 at 23:59:48:
Ok, explanations are cool thank you. I feel much smarter now.
I see what you mean about attachment parenting having had three children and seeing how different they are and how one needed alot of time from me and the one was fine being alone. Some it has to do with your own instinct and how that is honed with each child. You know how older women will know exactly what is wrong with your kid even when you don't. This is totally cool I think. Something that is missing in our society is the nurturing and teaching we would get from the elder women in our extended family and also the unrelated women and men in the "village" as it were.
I heard about a woman who started a ministry to mentor younger women about anything they needed, not only that but to simply "be available" when needed for support. With that kind of support, attachment parenting would be a moot point. There would always be someone around to take the baby and that baby would be used to being handled by many different people, etc. I could go on. but I won't.
kat