Allison Goines
Welcome to my blog. I am the mother of three sons. I practice attachment parenting and enjoy sharing my thoughts on and experiences with this parenting style.
About The Attached Mother
The Attached Mother is about the real-life experiences of an attachment parenting mom. Allison writes about her parenting ideals such as co-sleeping, gentle discipline, child-led weaning, baby wearing and how she applies them with her three young sons.
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- You've probably guessed..
...by now, that I'm not your typical parent, and I most certainly am not one that qualifies as a "Helicopter parent". In fact, I hadn't even heard that term until a couple days ago, then all I could [...] - Becoming Jewelry
I am a typical woman- I love jewelry. My husband has been nice enough to donate generously to my obsession, but I wanted something to celebrate my children. Something sweet and simple. [...] - Family Vacation Continued
I wrote that last post for opinions just as it seemed. Now, I'll tell you why I'm asking. My husband and I have worked hard in the last year. Owning a daycare is seriously one of [...] - Lucky Foot
Tony is a scooting fool. He is not really crawling on his knees yet, but man he can make tracks in the military crawl. He especially likes the dogs water dish. It's been dumped a couple times. He's [...] - Mom's Sanity Tip #2
Wine! I highly suggest keeping a good bottle of cheap wine in the house at all times. It's very nice to have a calming glass of wine after the kids go to bed each night. There are nights when that [...] - Family Vacation When School is in Session
I feel perfectly capable of teaching my kindergarten child. They send so much of the information home that I feel absolutely certain without a shadow of a doubt that I could do it. Do I [...] - Organic Clothing for Little Ones
Trying to find organic clothing for my twins was impossible five years ago, but now, they are everywhere. If you are a loyal reader of this blog you know that I love organic, mom owned companies [...] - Well, THAT was fast...
So, remember a whole three days ago when I posted here about the first girlfriend, and also, first kiss? Well, it seems that it wasn't a match made in heaven. Give me a moment while I mourn. Ok, I'm [...] - Have You Had Your Eye Exam Yet?
When the great people at BlogHer decided to a meetup at Lenscrafters I knew I had to go. Not only was I waaay overdue for an eye exam, my children had never had one. When I was in third grade I was [...] - Twilight
"Twilight made me feel young, and inlove again" Recently, my kids and I were having a bon-fire ; our conversations fluctuated from ghosts storys to [...]
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