Attachment Parenting Research Paper
Paper Topic 1—Intensive Mothering and Attachment Parenting
Draft DUE: 9/22/09
ENWR 1510-49: “The Mommy Wars”
Angela Nemecek
Problem:
Authors Judith Warner, Susan Douglas, and Meredith Michaels all explicitly criticize attachment parenting as emblematic of a certain type of labor-intensive, anxiety-filled, consumeristic, and competitive parenting that places undue demands on women’s time and burdensome restrictions on their identities and professional lives. Other writers, like Sharon Hays, mount descriptions of American mothering that implicitly criticize some of the facets of attachment parenting.
After reading these authors’ pieces alongside the work of attachment parenting proponents like Lauren Lindsey Porter, William and …show more content…
As sears says, “Like any journey, parenting requires adjustments along the way.” Attachment parenting does not pose undue demands on women in the sense that it is not compelling you to do all the seven Baby B’s and being practical and realistic, if not impossible it is extremely difficult to do everything that is recommended. It mainly advises you to incorporate whatever makes the connection between you and your child stronger in your day to day routine. Attachment parenting does not expect parents to spend 24 hours of a day just attending to your child, instead it’s the quality of time during which you are able to develop a feeling of trust and make your baby feel that he/she can rely on you for his …show more content…
Research has come to a conclusion that co sleeping reduces stress and anxiety levels among babies as they sleep in a safe and sound environment close to their parents. Co-sleeping may be a stress-reducer as well. A British study reports that children (aged 3-8) who slept in their parents’ rooms showed lower daily levels of the stress hormone cortisol (Waynforth 2007). Its is argued upon by people who say that it may be dangerous for the baby to sleep on the same bed as the parent and co sleeping may be spoiling the baby as it would not make him independent and the baby needs to learn how to sleep alone at some point. However, co-sleeping does not mean that the baby has to sleep on the same bed as the parent. The baby can sleep anywhere in the same room as the parents or in a crib right next to the parents bed it would still be considered co sleeping. The main idea is for the baby to be close to the parents so that the parents can easily tend to the baby if needed. If pondered upon, intensive mothering is much more problematic in comparison to attachment parenting. Intensive mothering is judging your capability as a mother on the basis of your ability to afford expensive and luxurious products. In that sense it can be said that attachment parenting is reasonable, as at least it is not expecting parents to go over the top to raise their
Draft DUE: 9/22/09
ENWR 1510-49: “The Mommy Wars”
Angela Nemecek
Problem:
Authors Judith Warner, Susan Douglas, and Meredith Michaels all explicitly criticize attachment parenting as emblematic of a certain type of labor-intensive, anxiety-filled, consumeristic, and competitive parenting that places undue demands on women’s time and burdensome restrictions on their identities and professional lives. Other writers, like Sharon Hays, mount descriptions of American mothering that implicitly criticize some of the facets of attachment parenting.
After reading these authors’ pieces alongside the work of attachment parenting proponents like Lauren Lindsey Porter, William and …show more content…
As sears says, “Like any journey, parenting requires adjustments along the way.” Attachment parenting does not pose undue demands on women in the sense that it is not compelling you to do all the seven Baby B’s and being practical and realistic, if not impossible it is extremely difficult to do everything that is recommended. It mainly advises you to incorporate whatever makes the connection between you and your child stronger in your day to day routine. Attachment parenting does not expect parents to spend 24 hours of a day just attending to your child, instead it’s the quality of time during which you are able to develop a feeling of trust and make your baby feel that he/she can rely on you for his …show more content…
Research has come to a conclusion that co sleeping reduces stress and anxiety levels among babies as they sleep in a safe and sound environment close to their parents. Co-sleeping may be a stress-reducer as well. A British study reports that children (aged 3-8) who slept in their parents’ rooms showed lower daily levels of the stress hormone cortisol (Waynforth 2007). Its is argued upon by people who say that it may be dangerous for the baby to sleep on the same bed as the parent and co sleeping may be spoiling the baby as it would not make him independent and the baby needs to learn how to sleep alone at some point. However, co-sleeping does not mean that the baby has to sleep on the same bed as the parent. The baby can sleep anywhere in the same room as the parents or in a crib right next to the parents bed it would still be considered co sleeping. The main idea is for the baby to be close to the parents so that the parents can easily tend to the baby if needed. If pondered upon, intensive mothering is much more problematic in comparison to attachment parenting. Intensive mothering is judging your capability as a mother on the basis of your ability to afford expensive and luxurious products. In that sense it can be said that attachment parenting is reasonable, as at least it is not expecting parents to go over the top to raise their