The essence of Attachment Parenting (AP) is about forming and nurturing strong connections between parents and their children. AP challenges us as parents to treat our children with kindness, respect and dignity, and to model in our interactions with them the way we'd like them to interact with others. "Peaceful parenting for a peaceful world" is a motto of AP advocates! Many AP parents breastfeed, sleep close to their children, "wear" their children in slings or other carriers, and practice p …

Babywearing and co-sleeping are the norm here! Attachment Parenting is a wonderful parenting style that promotes bonding, connection and peace. Unfortunately, mainstream society can make us feel less than normal and finding fellow APers can be hard. So, let's get together, play with our kids, and support each other. Expect the alternative! Homebirth, extended breastfeeding, homeschooling and radical unschooling, anti-circ, no vax/ delayed vax, cloth diapering, EC, organic foods, you name it! Eve …

(and Daddies are welcome too!) Do you support breastfeeding, cloth diapering, babywearing, co-sleeping, homeschooling, living a natural or green lifestyle? Would you like to meet other like-minded parents? Join York's Natural Minded Mommies and enjoy spending time and having fun doing just that!