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What is AP?
Attachment Parenting Ideals For Infants
1. Preparation for Childbirth
2. Emotional Responsiveness
3. Breastfeed your Baby
4. Baby Wearing
5. Shared sleep and Safe Sleeping Guidelines
6. Avoid frequent and prolonged separations from your baby
7. Positive Discipline
8. Maintain balance in your family life
The Eight Ideals of Attachment Parenting for the School-age Child
1. Become knowledgeable about your child's development and cognitive levels.
2. Stay emotionally responsive.
3. Strive for optimum physical health.
4. Maintain a high-touch relationship.
5. Develop and maintain positive sleep routines.
6. Be present and available for your children.
7. Use positive discipline.
8. Maintain balance in your life.
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What is Crunchy?
Take this quiz and see if YOU are crunchy. Post your results in our comments.
1. Do you have homebirths?
20 points for "yes" (unassisted)
15 points for "yes" (midwife in attendance)
10 points for natural childbirth in an alternative birthing center
5 points for natural childbirth in a hospital
2 points for “thinking about/would like homebirth or natural childbirthâ€
0 for “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
2. How do you feel about routine (no medical indication) infant circumcision?
10 points for "believe circumcision is a human rights violation and will not do it to your sons"
5 points for “won't circumcise your sons, but don't feel strongly against it"
0 points for “will circumcise your sonsâ€
3. Do you use cloth diapers?
25 point if you do Elimination Communication (no diapers)
20 points if "yes" (wash and make your own using natural organic fabric)
15 points if “yes†(wash and make your own or purchase natural organic cloth diapers)
10 points if “yes†(wash your own)
5 points if “yes†(diaper service)
2 points if “thinking about itâ€
0 points if “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
4. Do you observe your fertility signals using Natural Family Planning/Fertility Awareness and use that for birth control/trying to conceive?
10 points for “yes†(observe and use for birth control and trying to conceive or just for birth control) or you use ecological breastfeeding/lactational amenorrhea
5 points for “yes†(observe for trying to conceive, but not for birth control)
2 points “thinking about itâ€
0 points for “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
5. Do you breastfeed exclusively for the first 6+ months?
10 points if “yesâ€
5 points for “no†(use occasional bottles of expressed breastmilk)
2 points for “no†(use occasional bottles of formula or early solids)
0 for “no†(don’t breastfeed by choice).
6. Do you co-sleep?
10 points for “yes†(all night every night)
5 points for “yes†(part/all of most nights)
2 points for “thinking about itâ€
0 points for “noâ€.
7. Do you use a sling/soft carrier?
5 points for “yesâ€
2 points for “thinking about itâ€
0 points for “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
8. Do you believe in/practice child-led weaning (even if that means breastfeeding for several years)?
15 points for “yes†(complete child-led weaning)
10 points for “yes†(up to 3 years)
5 points for “yes†(up to 2 years)
2 points for “thinking about itâ€
0 points for “no†(you’ll wean the baby at 1 year or earlier).
9. Do you tandem nurse/nurse during your pregnancy?
10 points for “yes†(nurse during pregnancy and tandem nurse)
5 points for “yes†(nurse during pregnancy, but wean before birth)
2 points for “thinking about itâ€
0 points for “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
10. Do you eat organic/whole/natural foods and limit your meat? Do you use natural cleaning products?
20 points for “yes†(grow own/buy organic, shop only at health food store, grind own wheat, vegetarian, natural cleaning products, etc.)
15 points for “yes†(grow some of own food, buy organic, use whole wheat flour, bake own bread, eat some organic, free-range meat occasionally, some natural cleaning products)
10 points for “yes†(grow some of own food, use whole wheat flour, bake own bread, eat some meat occasionally)
5 points for “yes†(try to buy natural, whole grain foods, etc.)
2 points for “thinking about itâ€
0 points for “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
11. Do you use herbal/homeopathic remedies?
10 points if “yes†(very rarely see a regular doctor)
5 points if “yes†(but use a doctor occasionally)
2 points if “thinking about it†(see a doc for now)
0 points for “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
12. Do you or will you homeschool?
10 points if “yesâ€.
5 points if "part time" (do a combination of private or other school some days and home school others).
2 points for “thinking about itâ€
0 points for “no†(wouldn’t consider it).
13. What's your take on childhood vaccinations?
15 points for no vaccines
10 for delayed, selective vaccination
5 points for selective, on schedule vaccination
2 points for thinking about not vaccinating
0 points for vaccinating on schedule.
14. Would you/have you ever breastfeed/fed someone else's baby or have someone else bf your child?
10 points if "yes" (have or someone has breastfed your baby)
5 points if "yes" (would)
2 points if "maybe"
0 if "no" (wouldn't consider it).
15. Do you use cloth/re-usable products for mom?
10 points if "yes" (make own cloth menstrual pads)
5 points if "yes" (buy cloth pads or the keeper)
2 points if "thinking about it"
0 points if "no".
16. Do you use positive discipline?
15 points if "yes" (never yell, spank, punish)
10 points if "yes" (believe in it and try really hard)
5 points if "sort of" (use time out, don't spank, and use rewards for good behavior)
2 points if "thinking about it" (use time out, spank occasionally, use rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad)
0 points if "no" (you think spanking is needed)
Ratings
120 – 205 Super Nutty, Ultra-Crunchy Granola Earth Mama
105– 119 Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!
90 – 104 Pretty Crispy
30 – 89 Sprinkled with Granola
10 – 29 Instant Oatmeal
0 - 9 Jell-O
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