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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- Monsanto Roundup
With nine million litres of Roundup sold each year all over the world, the American agrochemical group Monsanto holds a world record. For the first time, a study led by Gilles-Eric Séralini [...] - What a proud parent does?
So, there’s the looming talk of “candy at school” but thus far my son doesn’t seem to be any the wiser about how the whole “no more candy” came to be. I’m trying to be objective, [...] - To prove I’m not the perfect parent
My children are having a hard time with the fact that their mommy has been gone quite a bit lately. And, I’m home now with no chance of traveling for quite some time and hopefully, if I do [...] - Cooking with Kids
Bo is a great helper. I love to make cookies with Peanut. It's our fun mother/daughter activity. For a while, every time she took a nap, she'd ask if we could make chocolate chips when she [...] - Sleep: A Chance to Dream and For Mom to Get a Break
I love sleep. It is in my top five of favorite things to do. Having a baby kind of ruins this though! The Little Guy is slowly getting better at sleeping. Many mornings, he's out cold at [...] - So, I really hate to complain but candy? Really?
Here’s the deal. You all know that my son is a talker and that thus far his teacher has been more than a little bit receptive to the fact that he NEVER.SHUTS.UP. She seems to be [...] - Ok, so let’s talking Parenting…mmmkay?
Ok, so yea, I get it, I’m a parent but not everyone wants to hear me tell parenting stories. So, I figure, I’ll give you one little parenting story and then guide you in the direction of [...] - Do You Pull Up?
The other day, I was working. I really was. I was doing some research, and I happened upon an article about Tori Spelling. She talked about her son, Liam's, potty training process. Here's a [...] - Electroshocking Toddlers?
American psychiatry still regards electroconvulsive therapy as a respected treatment, even for kids. Although ECT for young children is nowhere near as common as for adults, most U.S. states [...] - Babies having babies.
Mama always said that she was a 'baby that had a baby' when she got pregnant with me a mere WEEK after her wedding to Papa. She and I still look like sisters (I'm the YOUNGER one, dammit!), and we [...]
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- CNN Security Analyst Peter Bergen speaks March 23 at Appalachian; NPR correspondent Anne Garrels’ talk canceled
BOONE—A talk by NPR senior foreign correspondent Anne Garrels scheduled for March 23 at Appalachian State University has been canceled. Garrels has been called away on an assignment. Speaking on [...] - Football. Former Tiger All-American Ken Rice Placed on 2010 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot
Auburn's Ken Rice, a two-time First Team All-America (1959-60) defensive lineman, is one of 77 players and seven coaches who comprise the 2010 Football Bowl Subdivision Ballot for induction into the [...] - ACT service-learning program celebrates its 10th anniversary
BOONE – Appalachian and the Community Together’s (ACT) service-learning program will celebrate its 10th anniversary at a luncheon on Friday, April 9. Outstanding students, alumni, community [...] - Two Auburn University students named Truman Scholarship finalists
AUBURN - Auburn University has two national finalist candidates for The Harry S. Truman Scholarship that prepares students for careers in government or public service. Juniors Taylor Baronich and [...] - Clarke named to USBWA All-District team
Sophomore Rotnei Clarke was named to the US Basketball Writer's Association All-District VII Team. [...] - Baseball team avoids no-hitter in ninth; Dodridge throws complete game
CMU senior outfielder Billy Anderson broke up Stetson pitcher Kurt Schluter's no-hitter with a single in the ninth inning of CMU's 1-0 loss Wednesday in Orlando, Fla.In a pitchers duel, CMU sophomore [...] - Swimming & Diving. Twenty-Five Swimmers To Represent Auburn At Respective NCAA Championships
A total of twenty-five Auburn swimmers were selected to participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's and Men's Championships the NCAA office announced. [...] - W. Gymnastics. No. 17 Auburn Gymnastics Travels to No. 33 Ohio State
The No. 17 Auburn gymnastics team (3-5, 2-4) will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on the No. 33 Ohio State (3-7, 1-3) Buckeyes Saturday, March 13 at 3 p.m. CT from St. John Arena. The meet will be a [...] - CMU eliminated in MAC quarterfinals by WMU, 69-60
CLEVELAND — Jordan Bitzer spent the final seconds of his collegiate basketball career on the bench after fouling out with 47 seconds remaining in CMU’s 69-60 loss on Thursday. The senior guard [...]