The Benefits of Babywearing, Learning Different Carries, and More
This Principle is not complete without reading API's Eight Principles of Parenting Introduction -- important information for understanding the context API's Principles of Parenting.
Carrying, or babywearing, meets a baby's needs for physical contact, affection, security, stimulation, and movement (all of which encourage neurological development) while on the go.
Read more about Babywearing via the Links Below
- Use Nurturing Touch - One of API's Eight Principles of Parenting
- Correct Positioning For the Safety & Comfort of Your Newborn (PDF)
- Babywearing: The Benefits of Carrying Your Baby in a Sling by Marie Spadaro PDF file of an article from Children's Essentials Magazine)
- Read how one mom became a babywearing ambassador in a story on APtly Said (blog)
- Learn about the benefits of babywearing while traveling on APtly Said
- Read more about Using Nurturing Touch on APtly Said
- Weigh in on the question, "How long did you baby wear?" on the API Forums
- Share your tips on babywearing in winter on the API Forums
- Discuss other babywearing topics on the API Forums
Sling Safety
- API's Babywearing safety and tips kit, including free downloadable brochures
- API's Statement on Babywearing Safety Concern (PDF)
- Correct Positioning For the Safety & Comfort of Your Newborn (PDF)
- Babywearing: The real deal on safety from Undercover Mother (External Resource)
- Baby Carriers - Correct Positioning & Safety (External Resource)
- Is my sling safe? -or- Not all slings are created equal! (External Resource)
The Attached Family
API's The Attached Family online magazine, updated weekly with articles on a variety of topics, is an extension of the quarterly The Attached Family print magazine. The following articles on Babywearing are accessible at no cost on The Attached Family online magazine. Please consider joining API to help support API's ability to continue providing this information.
- AP from a Preemie Mom’s Perspective
- Research Discourages Forward-Facing Buggies
- API Members React to Motrin Ad
- How to Play with Your Baby
Members also receive a quarterly magazine, The Attached Family. One of next year’s issues focuses on the API Principle of Using Nurturing Touch.
External Resources
In addition to the many resources available here on the Attachment Parenting International website, we are including valuable information on Principle-specific topics located on other websites. Please note that API has no control over the content available on these external sites.
- Babywearing: The real deal on safety from Undercover Mother
- Baby Carriers - Correct Positioning & Safety
- Is my sling safe? -or- Not all slings are created equal!
- Hold Me Close: Encouraging Essential Mother/Baby Physical Contact (PDF)
- Enhancing Baby’s First Relationship
