Join us as we talk with Dr. William Sears on API LIve!

Register now and join API Live! for a special Father’s Day Teleseminar on June 29 at 9PM EST / 6 PM PST as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Lysa Parker and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss attachment parenting with Dr. William Sears. They will delve into:

* Needs in infancy:  Why fulfilling infant needs is critical for healthy attachment;

* Meeting a child’s needs and deciphering wants in toddlerhood:  Why parents get confused and anxious about this transition;

* Understanding how meeting a child’s wants is really coming from our own unconscious ‘needs’;

* Exploring the real dynamics behind permissive parenting;

* and MORE!

Submit your questions for Dr. Sears to API Live (apilive@attachmentparenting.org) in advance and we will try to address them during the call.

You can support API’s mission and take advantage of the knowledge and experience Ask API Live’s special guest by signing up today. Every dollar of your sign up fee goes toward education, support and outreach for parents in need. And don’t worry about last minute conflicts–everyone who signs up will receive a link to download the MP3 the week after the event.

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About Dr. William Sears

Dr. Sears, or Dr. Bill as his “little patients” call him, is the father of eight children as well as the author of over 30 books on childcare. Dr. Bill is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Bill received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto — the largest children’s hospital in the world, where he served as associate ward chief of the newborn nursery and associate professor of pediatrics. Dr. Sears is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and a fellow of the Royal College of Pediatricians (RCP).Dr. Bill is also a medical and parenting consultant for BabyTalk and Parenting magazines and the pediatrician on the website Parenting.com.

After purchase, you will get an email with the dial-in details for this exciting edition of API Live. Within a few days of the call, you will get an email with the link to download the MP3.

API Members always attend at a special rate of only $9.

Join us as we talk with Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett on API LIve!
Listen in as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Barbara Nicholson and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss parental depression with Kathleen Kendall-Tackett. They discuss signs and symptoms, the “Blues” to the “Blahs” and beyond, and prevention and self-preservation.  Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D. is a health psychologist whose work involves helping people cope with the stresses and strains of everyday life–at home and in the office. A Research Associate Professor of Psychology at the Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, she is also a fellow of the American Psychological Association.

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About Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Dr. Kendall-Tackett is widely published in the fields of family violence, maternal depression, perinatal health, and disability. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a board-certified lactation consultant, La Leche League leader, La Leche League Area Professional Liaison for Maine and New Hampshire, chair of the New Hampshire Breastfeeding Taskforce, and is a member of the La Leche League Board of Directors.

Dr. Kendall-Tackett is author or editor of 12 books including Breastfeeding Made Simple, The Well-Ordered Home, The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood, Child Victimization and Treating the Lifetime Health Effects of Childhood Victimization, The Health Consequences of Abuse in the Family, and Depression in New Mothers.

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Join us as Dr. Naomi Aldort discusses “Babies through teens: Having a child who behave well of her own free will.” on API LIve!

Purchase the MP3 today so that you can listen in as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Lysa Parker and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss parenting with Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves author Dr. Naomi Aldort.  Dr. Aldort will explain why we should let go of the idea that children *should* listen to their parents and will instead teach us how to be with children so that they are free to be their own magnificent selves.  She will show us how doing this will not only help our children to be more loving, content and self-reliant, but will also result in children that do, in fact, listen to us.

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About Dr. Aldort

Naomi Aldort is the author of Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves. Parents from around the globe seek her advice by phone counseling and through her workshops, book, articles and CDs.

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Join us as Dr. Gordon Neufeld discusses “How Do We Hold On and Let Go At the Same Time?” on API LIve!

Purchase the MP3 to listen in as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Barbara Nicholson and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss parenting in the school-age years with Hold On To Your Kids author Dr. Gordon Neufeld.  Dr. Neufeld returns for another illuminating, powerful, and hope-filled discussion on how to connect with our growing children and teens while we honor their burgeoning independence.

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About Dr. Neufeld

Dr. Neufeld is a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist with over 30 years of experience with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld is an international speaker, a bestselling author (Hold On To Your Kids) and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm.

Dr. Neufeld has a widespread reputation for making sense of complex problems and for opening doors for change. While formerly involved in university teaching and private practice, he now devotes his time to teaching and training others, including educators and helping professionals. He appears regularly on radio and television and is currently developing a series of video-courses for parent education. He is a father of five and a grandfather of three.

Dr. Gordon Neufeld discusses taking the punishment out of discipline on Ask API Live!

Purchase the MP3 today so that you can listen in as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Lysa Parker and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss how parents can take the punishment out of discipline with Hold On To Your Kids author Dr. Gordon Neufeld.

You can support API’s mission and take advantage of the knowledge and experience Ask API Live’s special guest by registering today. Every dollar of your registration fee goes toward education, support and outreach for parents in need. And don’t worry about last minute conflicts–everyone who registers will receive a link to download the MP3 the week after the event!

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About Dr. Neufeld

Dr. Neufeld is a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist with over 30 years of experience with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld is an international speaker, a bestselling author (Hold On To Your Kids) and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm.

Dr. Neufeld has a widespread reputation for making sense of complex problems and for opening doors for change. While formerly involved in university teaching and private practice, he now devotes his time to teaching and training others, including educators and helping professionals. He appears regularly on radio and television and is currently developing a series of video-courses for parent education. He is a father of five and a grandfather of three.

You missed The Happiest Parent on the Block?!
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Pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp’s The Happiest Baby on the Block is well-known to many parents for helping them quickly and successfully calm their crying babies, and is on API’s approved reading list. But what about The Happiest Parent on the Block?

What can parents do to tame anxiety, frustration and guilt? Listen in on an intimate conversation with Dr. Karp to learn more about how to become a happy parent, the five Ss for calming a crying baby, his commitment to child abuse prevention, and why he supports Attachment Parenting.

Be sure to listen in as Dr. Karp shares his experience and novel ideas about child-rearing that for some have been controversial. If you’ve felt confused about what you’ve heard or read this is your chance to ask questions, too, and find out where Dr. Karp stands on issues important to AP parents. Listen as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Lysa Parker and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss how parents can create more joy and balance in their parenting journey with Dr. Harvey Karp.

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About Dr. Karp:

Dr. Karp is the Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UCLA and has spent the last 28 years working in child development. Translated into 16 languages, his “Happiest Baby/Toddler” books are the most-read parenting books in America. His appearances on Dr. Phil, The View, CNN, and the CBS Evening News make him a recognizable face to parents across the country, and his approach has been a life-saver to many parents of colicky babies. For more information about Dr. Karp, please visit TheHappiestBaby.com.

Note: No need to worry about a last-minute conflict! Everyone who registers for this session will receive an email with the link to the MP3 after the event! API Leaders and Volunteer Staff Members are automatically registered and will receive an email with the dial-in details.

Getting Real with Ourselves–and Our Kids with special guest Peggy O’Mara

Listen in as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Barbara Nicholson and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian join in a frank discussion of why it’s so difficult for parents to be real with their children, and each other, with Mothering Magazine Editor-in-Chief Peggy O’Mara.

Topics include:

• authentic parenting: obstacles to living our truth and modeling it
• all wired up but disconnected: can you hear me now?
• how we learn to doubt our authentic needs as early as infancy
• reclaiming our intuitive voice and trusting it in a sea of misinformation and naysayers
• learning to enjoy our own presence in order to truly embrace our children

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Now available on MP3: The Myth of Perfect Mothering with special guest Martha Sears

The Myth of Perfect Mothering is so pervasive that it even affected mothering maven Martha Sears. If you missed the October 6 edition of Ask API Live, don’t despair. You can still purchase the Mp3 for download. A touching and intimate discussion of the real challenges of motherhood awaits. Buy it today!

Click here to purchase the MP3 of “Myth of Perfect Mothering!”

We hope you enjoyed our inaugural teleclass with API Co-Founders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker! With topics like how to meet the needs of an infant and a sibling at the same time without cloning yourself, how to navigate discipline with a highly-sensitive child, and what to do when you and your spouse do not agree on parenting, it was a jam-packed hour of parenting wisdom!

If you missed this informative session, you can still download the MP3. And don’t forget to register for the next two teleseminars with parenting luminaries Martha Sears and Peggy O’Mara. You don’t want to miss an opportunity to listen in on their wisdom and seats are limited!

Put on your most comfortable jammies, grab a cup of tea, and join former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian as she quizzes API Co-Founders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker on the parenting questions you submit! This intimate chat will take place on Monday, September 22, at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific.

Left to Right: Lu Hanessian, Lysa Parker, and Barbara Nicholson answer your most pressing parenting questions on Monday night!

This inaugural event is free of charge. Leave a comment below with a valid email address and your pressing question, of course, and the dial-in details will be sent to you before Monday’s event. See you there!

Parenting is not an easy job. At Attachment Parenting International, we understand the challenges you face and we’re here to help. Our series of informative and relevant teleclasses have been designed with your questions in mind; in fact, you can even submit questions to this site for consideration in future teleclasses.

Are you struggling with your children’s sibing rivalry? Are you at the end of your rope with a whining, demanding toddler? Is your teen withdrawing with a group of less-than-ideal friends? We have the answers you’re looking for. All you have to do is ask.