| Many people use the term natural parenting but few | | | | Attachment ParentingAttachment Parenting is exactly |
| offer an explanation of what it is and why it is | | | | as it sounds, being attached to your newborn almost all |
| beneficial. Parenting is something that has been around | | | | of the time. This involves carrying around the baby all |
| since humans were first born and has been instinctual | | | | day, co-sleeping, gentle discipline and making sure that |
| for the same amount of time up until the last few | | | | their every need is met. Remembering that newborns |
| centuries. Natural parenting is a way of parenting to | | | | are new to the world and know nothing more than |
| the way nature first intended, the way we we | | | | what they see, hear and feel. Being constantly |
| biologically evolved to do it. | | | | attached to them assures them they are safe in this |
| So why is this better than our current way, because | | | | world and it translates to a more confident child in the |
| we have evolved over thousands of years. Whether | | | | future. |
| you are religious or not, the way we naturally parent is | | | | Cloth DiapersNappies or diapers are something that |
| the best way for us and more and more studies are | | | | come into a lot of focus when your new one arrives. |
| now pointing to this fact. We were meant to be in | | | | Cloth is better for the environment and better for the |
| close proximity to our parents, we were meant to be | | | | baby. Cloth diapers are made of natural fabrics and |
| breastfed, we were designed to live in nature. | | | | are less likely to cause diaper rash. They are also |
| BreastfeedingBreastfeeding is the natural way | | | | reusable so even with the amount of energy used in |
| newborns should be fed and it is recommended that | | | | washing them it still is far more environmentally friendly |
| they are exclusively breastfed up to 6 months and a | | | | than disposables. |
| newborns gut is not ready for solids. If you can imagine | | | | Elimination Communication |
| thousands of years ago, a baby was ready for solids | | | | Going diaper free from birth may seem like a silly |
| when they could reach out and put food in their mouth. | | | | prospect but it is possible to understand when your |
| There was no parent there with a spoon and jar of | | | | baby needs to go and be ready to hover them over a |
| baby food. The baby would breastfeed until it was | | | | potty or toilet. This means no diapers at all and the |
| able to eat solids on its own. Of course this food was | | | | most natural way. I would ensure to do extensive |
| still provided by the community they lived in. | | | | research on this topic before attempting at home. |