stacy F

I have a friend that does attachment parenting, which in my opinion is not always a good idea. For instance, I tried to be her daycare provider and all the baby did was cry when I put her down, cried when I moved and when I left the room. As a mother myself, I don't understand why you would choose this style of parenting if you have to leave during the day and not be a stay at home Mom. I think there comes a time when its a little over the top. I mean, how will she learn to self soothe if she never has too? I picked her up, a lot, don't get me wrong. But geesh,I can't hold her 10 hours straight and take care of the other kids too. I personally feel, if you are able to stay at home and you want to do it, GREAT!! But, if you can't do it it makes it realllllly hard for your daycare provider to do the same thing and in my opinion selfish. I am a mother as well. A very good mother. A stay at home mother. I have so much love for all the kids I watch too. I am not neglectful in any way. I would like to know what people think. Should you do Attachment Parenting if you aren't a stay at home parent:

I have been doing endless research on the Pro/con cry it out method and here is what I have discovered. There is nothing wrong with it when you have tried everything else to that point. Some babies cry because it is the only word they know. I let him cry as a last resort. These moms that say they hold there babies 24 hours a day are not being honest because this is impossible. Why would you do this to your child? They have no ability to self soothe and they use excessive crying in every situation to communicate. Especially when you do attachment parenting and take them to a daycare. RECIPE FOR DISASTER!! It's not fair to the baby. So I would like to hear what people think. Please don't attack me either because I won't read your comment once it turns ugly...