tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post6095239367072684566..comments2022-12-04T13:59:18.583-08:00Comments on Our tribe grows in Brooklyn...: On Attachment Parentingsarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315287101601517157noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post-77028223506996009912012-02-28T07:34:28.278-08:002012-02-28T07:34:28.278-08:00Agreed. This was what resonated for me in the Brin...Agreed. This was what resonated for me in the Bringing up Bebe book...kids are not the center of the universe, even if they are deeply loved. I guess it's also how I was raised, to an extent. Physical proximity is obviously really important for newborns and young infants. But I don't really accept that if you let them cry it out at 8 months old, they are in for a lifetime of therapy. The whole elimination theory also seems to take women back to a time when they were entirely tethered to their children. I mean, mama's gotta make a living, right? Or go to yoga. I can't visualize waiting around all day for little one to scrunch his forehead and then leaping towards the nearest water source.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post-12367588274326141732012-02-28T06:58:04.755-08:002012-02-28T06:58:04.755-08:00You should also read about how kids who grow up wi...You should also read about how kids who grow up without the experience of failure, appropriate frustration, and the need to strive and work hard don't develop any resilience, or grit. Developing Grit in students is a popular topic these days. Mistakes, failures, a B- (gasp!), delaying gratification, letting kids battle it out (or cry it out) actually have positive effects on a kid's character. Think about the college kids whose parents call professors when their child does poorly on an exam. I'm admittedly not well-versed in attachment parenting and I have no nearby stream for Mini-Me to eliminate in (and I'm speaking from a strictly American point of view), but I do know that kids who don't face little struggles as they grow up are not equipped to face large struggles as an adult.Vahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041703838735401650noreply@blogger.com