Attached at the Heart

"Trust me. This is the only baby book you'll ever need! It's amazing, heartwarming, and completely user-friendly. Just add your heart!"
--Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

Barbara Nicholson, MEd, CEIM, received a master's degree in education from Stephen F. Austin State University and a bachelor's in education from North Texas State University, with Learning Disabilities certifcation from Texas Woman's University. Professionally she taught children with learning disabilities and has been a La Leche League International support group facilitator for over twenty-five years, educating and helping mothers with breastfeeding. In 1994, Barbara cofounded Attachment Parenting International (API), a nonprofit parent education organization, where she served as president of the board of directors for fifteen years. As API cofounder, she has given talks and conducted parenting workshops all over the country and internationally on attachment parenting issues. She is the mother of four grown sons and lives with her husband in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lysa Parker, MS, CFLE, CEIM, received her bachelor's in education and her master's degree in human development and family studies from the University of Alabama. She earned her designation of Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) from the National Council on Family Relations in 2004. As cofounder of Attachment Parenting International (API), she has served as the executive director for thirteen years, focusing on program development, public relations, and fundraising. Prior to her involvement with API, she worked as a special education teacher helping children with multiple handicaps and learning dificulties. Most recently, she was named president-elect of the Southeast Conference on Family Relations for 2013, an affiliate of the National Council on Family Relations. Lysa is the mother of two grown sons and a stepdaughter, and she is the grandmother of three. Currently Lysa is a writer, speaker, and parenting consultant in private practice at www.parentslifeline.com.

Introduces an increasingly popular approach to parenting that fosters empathetic and connected children.
Endorsed by Dr. William and Martha Sears, well-known experts in the parenting field.
Readers are introduced to eight parenting principles that are easy to understand and implement.
Attached at the Heart is filled with personal stories from parents who've implemented attachement-style parenting, providing readers insight on the benefits of AP style.
Provides practical parenting advice for those wary of traditional, western-style parenting.
Readers will discover additional support from the authors' website along with resources such as wesbites, DVDs, CDs, and books to help guide them through the parenting process.

A nonprofit organization founded in 1994, API educates and offers essential support for parents.
The API community is growing and currently has 79 support groups located throughout the world.
Both Barbara and Lysa are child-rearing experts with over thirty years of experience.
Attached at the Heart includes a foreword by Dr. William and Martha Sears, both instrumental figures in the attachment parenting movement.
The self-published version—used to supplement the API program—won the "2009 Book of the Year Gold Award" from ForeWord magazine.
Both Authors have been featured in Newsday, Child Magazine, Mothering Magazine, Natural Life Magazine, Washington Post, Seattle's Child, Today's Parents, Pathways to Family Wellness magazine, and more.
They are frequent guests on local, national, and international TV and radio programs.
API forums have an impressive 6,300 members with over 32,000 posts.
API has over 25,000 likes on Facebook and nearly 7,000 Twitter followers.