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I practice attachment parenting with my three boys. When I was pregnant with my first (he is about to turn 12) I read a book about attachment parenting and it just felt RIGHT to me.

We cosleep when they are babies, and when they get too big, they are welcome to sleep on a cot on the floor in our room (they are 12, 8, and 6 so they have all outgrown that now). At one point, I had a newborn in my bed, a 2 year old on the floor next to me, and a 5 year old on a mattress across the room!! It was cozy and nice.

I kept them in the sling when they were babies, so when I was going about my daily stuff, the baby was right there with me. My babies LOVED the sling

I nursed them on demand and let them wean themselves when they were ready.

Mostly, I tried (and try) to respect their needs, and to see their needs as real and valid. If they needed comforted, they were comforted. If they wanted to explore, they explored.

That was my experience in the baby/toddler years....I loved it

Now *I* am learning about attachment in T, since I never had the opportunity to attach to anyone when I was little. He won't carry me in a sling, though, darn it!