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Attachment parenting (AP) is a parenting philosophy that proposes methods aiming to promote the attachment of mother and infant not only by maximal parental empathy and responsiveness but also by continuous bodily closeness and touch.[1][2] The term attachment parenting was coined by the American pediatrician William Sears. There is no conclusive body of research that shows Sears' approach to be superior to "mainstream parenting".[3][4]
- ^ Sears, Bill; Sears, Martha (2001). The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby. New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 2f, 5, 8–10, 110. ISBN 978-0-316-77809-1.
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- ^ Hays, Sharon (1998). "The Fallacious Assumptions and Unrealistic Prescriptions of Attachment Theory: A Comment on 'Parents' Socioemotional Investment in Children'". Journal of Marriage and Family. 60 (3): 782–90. doi:10.2307/353546. JSTOR 353546.
- ^ Tuteur, Amy (April 2020). "Trauma and attachment: Does attachment parenting promote attachment?". Skeptical Inquirer. 44 (2): 52.