*mini-rant* Attachment Parenting

KevsLove

Flame away but I am BEYOND sick and tired with my friend, who lives upstairs, telling me about how fantastic attachment parenting is. 

I don't care. I seriously don't. 

As I type this her 4 year-old is doing his fake-crying because he p!ssed he has to go to bed and she KEEPS going and bringing him out of his room then putting him back, setting him off worse each time (he has actually stopped twice now but she's gone to check on him, which starts the whole process again... Give the kid at least a few minutes before checking, don't hover around the door...

Did I mention his bedroom is DIRECTLY above ours and there's NO sound insulation so I can hear EVERYTHING...

Please don't think I'm attacking AP, there are some awesome aspects, HOWEVER today, I just don't want to hear it. 

So thankful we're moving in 3 weeks..... 

sunset+skies

I honestly could not imagine living in an apartment right now. I'm in awe of all you pregnant women who are.

I have kicked DH out of bed more than once lately for snoring, have yelled at the dog for licking himself, and gone to bed early because whatever show/movie DH is watching has annoyed me. 

KristiJean427

KevsLove:

"her 4 year-old is doing his fake-crying because he p!ssed he has to go to bed and she KEEPS going and bringing him out of his room then putting him back, setting him off worse each time"

 One of my very good friends is doing the same thing. She raves about AP (which I agree has some merit), but then has the nerve to complain about how her 5 year old and 3 year old never sleep through the night. It's getting hard to be sympathetic.

caruso_60

That would annoy the heck out of me.  Sleep is far too precious right now.  I would probably tell her that you can hear what is going on.

I tend to lean towards AP and my DS sleeps just fine.  Attachment Parenting is supposed to instill confidence and independence in a child.  That doesn't sound like what is going on.  We bedshared until I got pregnant and now at 18 months old he sleeps through the night in his own bed in his room. (no cio needed)  I don't think what she is doing is necessarily an AP thing.  That little boy needs sleep and so do you!  When what you are doing doesn't work perhaps it's time to switch it up a bit.