Sentences with phrase «api support groups»

Present in 32 states with support primarily from memberships and donations and a network of volunteers, API support groups will identify, orient and mentor new communities to adopt attachment Principles, making vital information and support accessible to more parents, caregivers, teachers and professionals.

That's why it's so important to attend API support groups, talk with other parents, or seek professional help.

Print copies are provided to API Leaders and their local API Support Groups.

As an API Leader, the most common question I'm asked is, if dads are allowed at API Support Groups.

One of the major influences of API has been providing local support to parents through in - person API Support Groups.

This post hints at several complicated issues that probably each deserves its own post — the events or experiences that inspire us to become AP parents, the naive assumptions we often have about love being «all you need» to make a child's world right, the tragedy that can occur when children's emotional needs go unmet... All very important topics that we've all probably talked about many times with other parents and in our API support groups.

All API Support Groups are led by accredited API Leaders, trained by API in theory, research and application of Attachment Parenting as well as compassionate peer counseling techniques and Nonviolent Communication.

When parents who are firm in Attachment Parenting have a question about whether a child - rearing practice leads to a secure parent - child attachment bond, they feel certain that they can turn to API resources, specifically API's Eight Principles of Parenting, the cofounders» book Attached at the Heart, or local API Support Groups and API Leaders.

Many communities now have NVC practice groups, and I encourage all API Support Groups to look into inviting an NVC - trained group leader to visit and perhaps lead a practice session at a meeting.

API Support Groups can be a wonderful resource for parents who do not have extended families nearby.

Attachment Parenting International (API) encourages all mothers to consider hiring a doula, to be in frequent contact with a breastfeeding specialist and to connect with their local API Leaders and API Support Groups.

And we, as a society, are finding ways to transcend the existing gaps at a rapid pace, with such ideas as mindfulness in schools rather than issuing detention and offering free positive discipline education at local API Support Groups.

You can find support through local API Support Groups, the API Warmline or the API Neighborhood online forums.

AP parents may also find their creative outlet in becoming accredited in API Leadership and facilitating local API Support Groups.

API Support Groups across the country can help meet a father's social network need through regular meetings for couples, fathers and special meetings — at times and places that accommodate dad too.

Attachment Parenting International (API) is directly involved in building resilience in communities across the nation and around the world through its local API Support Groups and accredited API Leaders by supporting secure parent - child attachments.

Certainly, local API Support Groups can be very helpful at providing parents with support on these issues whether through their regular meetings, connecting with a helpful parent or receiving local referrals.

Find your Support Group below, or visit the API Support Groups Listing page for the complete list.

Print copies are provided to API Leaders and their local API Support Groups.

Many API support groups start each meeting by saying «Take what works for your family and leave the rest.»

That's why it's so important to attend API support groups, talk with other parents, or seek professional help.

Follow along to learn more about this year's theme, and enjoy parent stories, API support group events, daily tips, the photo gallery, the AP Month Auction (Oct 18 - 31), and much more on the importance of early secure attachment for our children, families, and society.

Click here to join, and don't forget that your free API membership associates you with a local API Support Group too.

There are times when parents can't make it to a meeting or don't have a local API support group.

API invites you to become involved with your local API support group, or begin an API support group in your local community.

I attended the local API support group as a member for about 2 years, and then got certified as a leader when ours retired.

I use the API support group, teaching positive discipline classes, and writing positive parenting articles as the venues for that!

Click here to find an API Support Group near you.

The biggest struggles I see from mothers in my API Support Group have to do with the addition of a second or third child.

Perhaps you're looking for a quick, relatable and helpful read, or you need ideas to share at your API Support Group, or maybe you want to help your playground friend with a difficulty she's been facing.

A couple months later, I noticed I could do a little more, so I decided to enter the API Leader Application Program in order to start an API support group here in Brazil.

It is not an official API Support Group per se, but I like to think about it as an internship.

The closest API Support Group was in another state, five hours away, so I contacted API and asked if I could volunteer with them — because I knew that if I didn't affiliate myself with API in some way, I would not have the strength to continue on with Attachment Parenting without support at home.

You can do a quick search to find your local API support group here: http://www.attachmentparenting.org/groups/groups.php

And don't forget to check out if there's a local API Support Group near you — to add to your real - life AP village.

«The greatest gift we can give our children is for them to see that even though we're not perfect, we are striving every day to learn — through reading books, going to API Support Group meetings, or Attached at the Heart parenting classes and being involved in their lives every step of the way.

Lisa oversees the application process for people interested in becoming API Support Group Leaders.

I only wish there were an API support group within the reach of every single parent.

Please contact Lisa if you have questions about the application process or if you would like to begin the process of becoming an API Support Group Leader.

She also enjoys hiking with her dogs, painting, writing and connecting with families through her local API Support Group.

We all seek out a strong support community: Some of us may find a family or two nearby to share a regular playdate; others may bounce parenting questions off one trusted friend; for many parents, an API Support Group offers what we're looking for — a group of parents who share the same goals and the same struggles in a society that's not always friendly toward Attachment Parenting choices.

Even showing up at your local API Support Group meetings can make a huge amount of difference in encouraging other fathers to get involved.

It made so much sense to me that it inspired me to not only become an API Leader and create an API Support Group here in Brazil — API Rio — but also to write and speak about Attachment Parenting.

I am also currently an API Leader Applicant, preparing myself to start the first API support group in Brazil: API Rio.

Contact your local API Support Group to speak with an API Leader, or if you're not located near a parenting group, submit your question through the API Warmline.

All parents are encouraged to seek out support from their local API Leader and API Support Group.

Seek out your free parenting support from a local API Support Group or the API Warmline.

Follow along to learn more about this year's theme, and enjoy parent stories, API support group events, daily tips, the photo gallery, the AP Month Auction (Oct 18 - 31), and much more on the importance of early secure attachment for our children, families, and society.

API Support Group Leaders are making progress with community outreach activities that educate parents and professionals who are not familiar with Attachment Parenting (AP).

Not exact matches

You brought the number of API Leaders and leader applicants to 248 and local support groups to 80, with several new countries represented.