I have to admit, when my son was born, the first thing I did was buy every baby book I could find. Let me amend that. BEFORE, my son was born, right after the two little blue lines appeared, I bought every baby book published.
As an unabashed believer in the written word, especially when published by "experts", I zeroed in on The American Academy of Pediatrics guide and anticipated following it to the letter. Until my best friend, my new age, yoga instructor, Marin county living, best friend turned me on to Attachment Parenting.
I must digress a minute and tell you that my crunchy best friend was anything but crunchy when we first met and through at least 10 years of our freindship. Then she moved to San Francisco, took up yoga and joined the crunchy crowd. I resisted for many years, but, after she turned me on to attachment parenting, I began to give the natural living lifestyle a second look.
Over the last 4 years, I have experimented with organic foods, homeopathic medicine and Waldorf education. I've limited media, knitted, sewn and trolled natural food stores. I've taken yoga, attended parenting lectures and visited homeschoolers.
Despite my interest in many of the ideas presented, I've decided the middle path is best for me. Like many parents out there, I want to feed, nuture and prepare my child the best that I can. To me this means taking the best that exists from various different parenting authorities.
I have to admit, when my son was born, the first thing I did was buy every baby book I could find. Let me amend that. BEFORE, my son was born, right after the two little blue lines appeared, I bought every baby book published.
As an unabashed believer in the written word, especially when published by "experts", I zeroed in on The American Academy of Pediatrics guide and anticipated following it to the letter. Until my best friend, my new age, yoga instructor, Marin county living, best friend turned me on to Attachment Parenting.
I must digress a minute and tell you that my crunchy best friend was anything but crunchy when we first met and through at least 10 years of our freindship. Then she moved to San Francisco, took up yoga and joined the crunchy crowd. I resisted for many years, but, after she turned me on to attachment parenting, I began to give the natural living lifestyle a second look.
Over the last 4 years, I have experimented with organic foods, homeopathic medicine and Waldorf education. I've limited media, knitted, sewn and trolled natural food stores. I've taken yoga, attended parenting lectures and visited homeschoolers.
Despite my interest in many of the ideas presented, I've decided the middle path is best for me. Like many parents out there, I want to feed, nuture and prepare my child the best that I can. To me this means taking the best that exists from various different parenting authorities.