attachment parenting

noun

Definition of attachment parenting

: parenting of an infant that is characterized by highly responsive care and frequent close contact so as to aid in the attachment between infant and parent

In its best form, attachment parenting produces secure babies and loving parents. In its worst, it inverts motherhood into a slavish duty where baby-sitters are viewed as suspect, cribs are considered cruel, and the child's needs always trump the mother's.
—Mona Gable

Recent Examples of attachment parenting from the Web

Rushford understands the sentimental attachment parents have to the project.

— diana lambert, sacbee, "No more sugar cubes and Popsicle sticks? State urges teachers to scrap 4th-grade mission project," 2 Sep. 2017

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