Comments on: Attachment Parenting, Feminism, and Raising Sons

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:46:30 +0000

I agree with The Mother that there is no such thing as hyperparenting when it comes to babies and toddlers. They NEED oodles of affection and attention. That is how they learn and thrive. I've been teaching Jameson "no means no" too and until now it didn't eevn occur to me to tie it in with rape. But now I am glad it does! Jill\´s last blog post..Thank You, Maggie Ann

By: The Mother

The Mother — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:15:53 +0000

Hyperparenting? At infant stage? Hyperparenting happens when parents get massively involved in the lives of school age children. The problem there is that the child doesn't learn to deal, nor to take responsibility for his own mistakes. Hard to see how that applies to a baby. The Mother\´s last blog post..Media Madness

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:28:52 +0000

So true. They need to know their feelings are respected and we need to teach them to express their feelings in healthy ways.

By: crunchy

crunchy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:07:55 +0000

Have been ranting about the same sort of thing being the mom of a boy and a girl…and really noticing how badly some parents raise their boys.

http://www.canadamomsblog.com/2009/05/boys-will-be-boys-draft.html

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:52:26 +0000

Wonderful post Summer! Every parent of boys should read this whether or not they practice attachment parenting.

In fact all parents should but from a different point of view. I have 2 girls that also need to learn from the beginning that no means no. Respect should have no boundaries.

Sheryl\´s last blog post..What Happened to Little April Rose?

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:27:30 +0000

Wow…wow wow. Much to think on…makes perfect sense yet…never thought of it. Great post Summer. I’m going to be munching on this all day I think…