The Truth About Attachment Parenting: Why It Might Do More Harm Than Good 🚼
Discover the pitfalls of attachment parenting and why some experts believe it promotes unnecessary fear and faith-based practices. Learn the facts before following this controversial approach.

Unnatural Vegan
196.4K views • May 10, 2019

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Faith-based, pro-fear garbage. #attachmentparenting
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*References*
The 7 Baby B's
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/parenting/attachment-parenting/attachment-parenting-babies
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/pregnancy-childbirth/tenth-month-post-partum/bonding-with-your-newborn/rooming-vs-nursery-care
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/pregnancy-childbirth/tenth-month-post-partum/bonding-with-your-newborn
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/baby-wearing/different-holds-babysling
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/letting-baby-cry-it-out-yes-no
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/baby-wearing/benefits-babywearing
Kangaroo Mother Care, Skin-To-Skin Contact, and the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/kangaroo-mother-care-skin-to-skin-contact-and-the-risk-of-sudden-unexpected-postnatal-collapse/
Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
https://www.cochrane.org/CD003519/PREG_early-skin-skin-contact-mothers-and-their-healthy-newborn-infants
Attachment parenting: the best way to raise a child – or maternal masochism?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/30/attachment-parenting-best-way-raise-child-or-maternal-masochism
The effect of rooming-in on duration of breastfeeding: A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised prospective controlled studies.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31022227
Is the "breast is best" mantra an oversimplification?
https://mdedge-files-live.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/May-2018/JFP06706e1.PDF
Hip Dysplasia & Baby Carriers/Slings
https://hipdysplasia.org/developmental-dysplasia-of-the-hip/prevention/baby-carriers-seats-and-other-equipment/
Should Your Baby Really Sleep in the Same Room as You?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/upshot/should-your-baby-really-sleep-in-the-same-room-as-you.html?_r=0
The Ferber method demystified
https://www.babycenter.com/0_the-ferber-method-demystified_7755.bc
Infant sleep training: rest easy?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5962992/
Middlemiss Cry-It-out Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21945361
THE MIDDLEMISS STUDY TELLS US NOTHING ABOUT SLEEP TRAINING, CRY-IT-OUT, OR INFANT STRESS
https://expectingscience.com/2016/04/21/the-middlemiss-study-tells-us-nothing-about-sleep-training-cry-it-out-or-infant-stress/
CRITICS OF CRY-IT-OUT FUNDAMENTALLY MISUNDERSTAND HOW STRESS AFFECTS THE BRAIN
https://expectingscience.com/2016/04/12/critics-of-cry-it-out-fundamentally-misunderstand-how-stress-affects-the-brain/
Pacifiers and "nipple confusion"
https://www.cochrane.org/CD007202/PREG_effect-restricted-pacifier-use-duration-breastfeeding-full-term-infants
Why I Hate Dr. Sears
https://www.brainchildmag.com/2015/06/why-i-hate-dr-sears/
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*References*
The 7 Baby B's
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/parenting/attachment-parenting/attachment-parenting-babies
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/pregnancy-childbirth/tenth-month-post-partum/bonding-with-your-newborn/rooming-vs-nursery-care
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/pregnancy-childbirth/tenth-month-post-partum/bonding-with-your-newborn
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/baby-wearing/different-holds-babysling
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/letting-baby-cry-it-out-yes-no
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/fussy-baby/baby-wearing/benefits-babywearing
Kangaroo Mother Care, Skin-To-Skin Contact, and the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/kangaroo-mother-care-skin-to-skin-contact-and-the-risk-of-sudden-unexpected-postnatal-collapse/
Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
https://www.cochrane.org/CD003519/PREG_early-skin-skin-contact-mothers-and-their-healthy-newborn-infants
Attachment parenting: the best way to raise a child – or maternal masochism?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/30/attachment-parenting-best-way-raise-child-or-maternal-masochism
The effect of rooming-in on duration of breastfeeding: A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised prospective controlled studies.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31022227
Is the "breast is best" mantra an oversimplification?
https://mdedge-files-live.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/May-2018/JFP06706e1.PDF
Hip Dysplasia & Baby Carriers/Slings
https://hipdysplasia.org/developmental-dysplasia-of-the-hip/prevention/baby-carriers-seats-and-other-equipment/
Should Your Baby Really Sleep in the Same Room as You?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/upshot/should-your-baby-really-sleep-in-the-same-room-as-you.html?_r=0
The Ferber method demystified
https://www.babycenter.com/0_the-ferber-method-demystified_7755.bc
Infant sleep training: rest easy?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5962992/
Middlemiss Cry-It-out Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21945361
THE MIDDLEMISS STUDY TELLS US NOTHING ABOUT SLEEP TRAINING, CRY-IT-OUT, OR INFANT STRESS
https://expectingscience.com/2016/04/21/the-middlemiss-study-tells-us-nothing-about-sleep-training-cry-it-out-or-infant-stress/
CRITICS OF CRY-IT-OUT FUNDAMENTALLY MISUNDERSTAND HOW STRESS AFFECTS THE BRAIN
https://expectingscience.com/2016/04/12/critics-of-cry-it-out-fundamentally-misunderstand-how-stress-affects-the-brain/
Pacifiers and "nipple confusion"
https://www.cochrane.org/CD007202/PREG_effect-restricted-pacifier-use-duration-breastfeeding-full-term-infants
Why I Hate Dr. Sears
https://www.brainchildmag.com/2015/06/why-i-hate-dr-sears/
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