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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AP is not what you're representing in this thread OP.  AP has some basic principles though I don't know any parents who practice them all or practice them in the same way.

1)  Prepare for pregnancy/birth/parenting
2)  Feed with love and respect, typically that means BF'ing but always feeding an infant on demand.
3) Respond with sensitivity - ie. understand a child's developmental abilities and respond appropriately
4) Nurturing touch - hold/wear your baby, skin to skin is very valuable
5) Night time parenting - co sleep and respond to a child's cries at night like you would during the day
6) Provide constant care - be present with your baby as much as possible, this one is something many working parents are unable to adhere to
7) Positive discipline - redirection and teaching as opposed to punishment, pretty anti spanking
8) Healthy balance in life [/quote]

What you're describing is the attachment parenting ideal. What you see represented on this thread are actual nannies, and their actual experiences with parents attempting to achieve this ideal. In my experience, attachment parents take positive discipline basically to the point of no discipline. The child rules the household. As a nanny I'm simply not interested in working with AP parents. Its a lovely ideal, but difficult to achieve in practice, especially as a work parent, and it leaves your nanny to do the heavy lifting. [/quote]

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