Comments on: Do ‘Attachment Parenting’ Gurus William and Martha Sears Make Berry Brazelton and Penelope Leach ‘Look Like Conan the Barbarian and Nurse Ratched’? http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/#comment-6260 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:48:39 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1014#comment-6260 Thanks for mentioning the “co-sleeping,” Lisa. That caught my attention, too. The Searses almost seemed to be saying: Get used to not having sex in your bed (and having it only in other rooms) for years. And you would think that would cause its own complications, especially if you had other children around, wouldn’t you?

]]> By: lisamm http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/#comment-6259 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:16:47 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1014#comment-6259 Let me just go on record by saying that I think that is ridiculous :-)

]]> By: lisamm http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/#comment-6258 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:16:06 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1014#comment-6258 Proponents of attachment parenting also advocate “the family bed” where the baby sleeps in the same bed with the parents, or one adjacent to them, until he/she is 4 or 5.

]]> By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/#comment-6257 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:42:56 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1014#comment-6257 Amelia: Funny you mentioned that. One of the claims the authors make for “babywearing” is that it makes breastfeeding easier … Jan

]]> By: Amelia http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/#comment-6256 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:18:40 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1014#comment-6256 This reminds me of a news item I saw yesterday of a woman who breastfeeds her kindergarten-age children.

]]> By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/#comment-6255 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:48:49 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1014#comment-6255 Thanks, Malcolm. The Searses do encourage fathers, not just mothers, to “wear” their babies in a sling (which sort of makes the babies sound like a decorative accessory).

But given their recommendation that you do this for “many hours” a day, I’m not sure how most working fathers or mothers could ever meet their standards. I also didn’t see in their book any evidence of long-term studies showing that compared, for example, babies “worn” for many hours a day with babies not “worn.” So the question behind your observation seems right on point: Without long-term studies, how do we know that the result won’t be just what you suggest (a baby bonded to no one but the “babywearer,” to use their word)?

]]> By: knightofswords http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/do-attachment-parenting-gurus-william-and-martha-sears-make-berry-brazelton-and-penelope-leach-%e2%80%98look-like-conan-the-barbarian-and-nurse-ratched%e2%80%99/#comment-6254 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:44:15 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1014#comment-6254 I’m not a psychologist, but I can pretend to be one in blog comments: That attachment routine looks like a sure way to make sure one’s child bonds to absolutely no one else, a quasi-stimulus deprivation approach.

Great nurse Ratched quote.

Malcolm

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