Of Local Interest:
Central Austin API Group
La Leche League Austin Chapter
Austin Attachment Parenting BigTent Group: all Austin forum to discuss attachmenting parenting topics, including a forum for coordinating AP playgroups and other gatherings. Just sign up under Member Login to gain access to the main forum and then subscribe to the Gatherings subgroup if you are interested in playgroups and other events.
Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin
Austin AP Meetup Group: get together with other local AP families for fun activities
General Attachment Parenting Information:
Attachment Parenting International: check out more information on API's mission as well as parent blogs, book recommendations, and AP articles.
There is No Doctrine for Attachment Parenting: Being AP is a Frame of Mind! (article) by Diana West
Dr. Bill and Martha Sears
The Natural Child Project
Mothering.com: online forum to discuss all things AP and NP.
Breastfeeding:
Kelly Mom: extensive information on breastfeeding (including medication safety ratings), pumping, nutrition, parenting, and more.
La Leche League International
Breastfeeding Online
Dr. Jay Gordon
Diane Wiessenger, MS, IBCLC - excellent articles on a variety of subjects
What Every Parent Should Know About Infant Formula by Katie Alison Granju
Co-Sleeping:
Dr. James McKenna, PhD.
The Family Bed by Katie Allison Granju
Baby Wearing:
The Importance of the In-Arms Phase by Jean Liedloff
Ten Reasons to Wear your Baby article with resource list
TheBabyWearer.com online babywearing resource center - articles, reviews, forums, etc.
Getting Started with a Sling article by Darien Wilson
Gentle Discipline:
The No Spanking Page
Twenty Alternatives to Punishing
Gentle Birth:
Water Birth International
Bradley Method (American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth)
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
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