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by Summer M.

Summer MinorA new writer has taken over The Attached Mother. Hopefully I can pick this blog back up where it left off. If my name sounds familiar I am also the writer for Mom Is Teaching and Creative Mom Cafe. Now I’ll also be sharing my views on attachment parenting. I hope that I’ll have something to say that you’ll enjoy reading.

For those who don’t know me I should share some about me. I’m a stay at home mom of two boys who are both very attached. It is a learning experience, every day I learn something new about parenting. When my oldest son was little I was unsure and not used to following my instincts. We coslept for the first four months and only breastfed for 15 months. I had not even heard of a sling or carrier and did not have one until he was a year old. With my second though I had learned more about the type of parent I wanted to be. We coslept until he was 18 months and he is still nursing frequently during the day.

I follow a natural family lifestyle that, for us, is very intertwined with attachment style parenting. I try to use the 7 tools of attachment along with my own views to piece together how I choose to parent my children. You might not agree with everything that I do, and not all of it falls strictly in AP lines. But I hope that what I share helps and encourages other parents who are interested in raising attached children.

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