Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child

"It seems like it offers a lot of ideas on how to deal with skepticism and how to use AP vs. other parenting ideals but I feel like there is not enough information on how to continue to foster the AP relationship after babyhood. Also, some of the ideas are impractical for anyone other than a stay-at home parent. It would be nice to read an AP book that has a more realistic look at today's mainstream and how to incorporate these philosophies accordingly. "
~ Written on 2008-02-11

"if the author would simply state that there is no reason to have a newborn circumcised instead of all this feel-goody mumbo about "well if you decide to have it done..." Infant circumcision is wrong. Amputating normal and healthy tissue from a newborn baby is just plain wrong. "
~ Written on 2007-08-20

"Well I must say this book is written by a very narrow minded MAN.
I am an older mom (52)- I cannot breastfeed or wear the twins in a sling ( for fear of breaking my back). We need rules to come from us the adults- not what the babies want. There is a bedtime as well as mealtimes. We keep a schedule and use bottles. The twins are thriving- 8 months old now.
These babies are attached to us and we use a live in caregiver too."
~ Written on 2007-07-07

"I was really interested in attachment parenting, which is why I picked up this book. But even as someone with a really open mind, I came away feeling brow beaten and my child isn't even born yet! I mean, am I really such a bad parent if I don't planning on nursing my son till age five?

I agree with previous reviewers that the authors frequently refer to Dr. Sears's books and you should do the same. Dr. Sears is much more balanced and gentle. 'The Baby Book' is thorough and well worth the money.

The only reason to get this book is the great list of resources (links to stores, interest groups and forums) at the end of each chapter."
~ Written on 2007-05-01

"As my sister said to me on the phone recently.. "You have always had good instincts and I haven't. I've always had to resort to the books" She was speaking on the difficulties that she has had in arriving at her parenting style. She used many books on attachment parenting to define her style in the early days. She has since abandoned these methods and recognizes them, as I do, for what they are... hocum.
Some people have instincts about parenting and some don't. I feel bad for those, like my sister, who ended up believing that this was good advice. Advice from a parent of twins plus one. cosleeping is great, carrying the baby is great, breastfeeding is even greater, but letting the baby rule your life is simply silly. They're a baby and your an adult. At or just before six months they need to be taught that night is for sleep and day is for more wakeful stuff. If you get the lesson in early enough there will be very very little crying. If you wait because you are uncomfortable with hearing them cry you will be back to amazon to buy more and more "sleeping advice" books. My children learned early to put themselves to sleep and now, they go right to sleep when there heads hit the pillow... whether the pillow is mine or theirs. Going to bed is a happy time for them and they certainly don't remember the maybe 10 nights when they were 4 months old that they cried before they fell asleep. Good luck all you newbies. It is a wonderful crazy ride!"
~ Written on 2007-04-06