typealice

01 Jul, 2008

Parenting beliefs

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian

I’ve had this short entry in my drafts for a couple of months now. I wanted to write a longer explanation about each of these points, but just can’t seem to find the energy. Most of it is pretty self-explanatory, I think.

Here are things that I strongly believe in, no ifs ands or buts.

-breastfeeding
-co-sleeping
-plastic awareness
-anti-melamine
-all natural household cleaners
-eco-friendly laundry detergent
-eco-friendly, all natural bath soaps
-shared baths
-cloth diapering
-cloth wipes with all natural and organic “juice”
-organic vegetarianism
-kleen kanteens in place of plastic sippy cups
-glass bottles instead of plastic
-no sugars, wheat or cow’s milk for first year (at the minimum)
-baby led solids
-delaying solids
-baby wearing
-elimination communication
-anti cry it out (so ANTI, it’s not even funny)
-delaying and selective vaccinations

6 Responses to "Parenting beliefs"

1 | Nicole

July 2nd, 2008 at 6:04 am

whats with the melamine and anti-plastics?

2 | Sue

July 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm

I’m also curious about the anti-melamine… I understand the concern in pet food, but does your concern extend to melamine tablewear, etc? I understand the general anti-plastics, but was curious about the melamine specificity.

3 | Erica

July 2nd, 2008 at 12:53 pm

Out of curiosity, do you feel strongly about organic food and products in general, or mostly when it comes to babies/small children with developing immune systems? E.g., if Ash was weaned and you bought some fruits or veggies that you know you’d be the only one eating, would it be as much of an issue? Hope you don’t mind my asking, but I always wonder about that sort of thing!

4 | typealice

July 2nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm

I’ll answer Erica first because it’s the easiest answer and I have to spend the evening sewing.

I am choosing organic foods (I’d say 95% of the stuff I feed Ash is organic) because he’s growing so much so quickly and I want the foods that basically build him to be as pure as possible.

I can only dream of eating organic. It’s too expensive for us right now, unfortunately. Our food budget is a mere $300 for both of us each month, and there is no room for upping that amount in the foreseeable future.

5 | Stephanie (KaoolS)

July 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 pm

What is the signifigance of delaying solids? What exactly do you mean by “baby led solids?”

6 | Sarah

July 3rd, 2008 at 10:49 am

I think the things you listed are such amazing and important steps to ensuring a babies foundation of life be as strong, nurtured, and healthy as possible!
Awesome for Ash for having a mommy who wants him to be the best he can be!

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I'm Gillian, a Nova Scotian woman with a son named Ash (born 09/07) and a wife to Clive. I am what they call an Attachment Parent; I breastfeed, wear my baby as much as possible, cosleep, cloth diaper and practice elimination communication. I have very strong parenting views. We are raising Ash as an organic vegetarian. I care about the environment and do what I can to reduce my carbon footprint and set a good example for others, especially my child.

I'm proudly drug free, but can't say that I have always been. My early 20s were comprised mostly of travelling- I've lived and worked everywhere from West Africa to the Caribbean. I currently run AP Mamas, a site dedicated to attachment parenting and G Slings, my sustainable sling company.

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