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Karen & Staven Bruce
Rebecca Bolton-Steiner
Clemma & Sacha Muller
Jennifer & David Russell
TWIN CITIES YAHOO GROUP ATTACHMENT PARENTING INTERNATIONAL CHILDBIRTH COLLECTIVE DOULA NETWORK LA LECHE LEAGUE MINNESOTA BIRTH NETWORK
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Please join us for support meetings, playgroups, bookgroups, Mom's Nights Out and more. Our Yahoo group is the portal to our community. You'll find our calendar, information, support and conversation there.
The mission of API is to educate and support all parents in raising secure, joyful, and empathic children in order to strengthen families and create a more compassionate world. API promotes parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents.
In essence, Attachment Parenting is about forming and nurturing strong connections between parents and their children. Attachment Parenting challenges us as parents to treat our children with kindness, respect and dignity, and to model in our interactions with them the way we'd like them to interact with others.
June 13th, July 18th, August 15th
(contact TwinCitiesAPI@gmail.com with questions)
June 13th:
July 18th:
August 15th:
1. Prepare for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting
2. Feed with Love and Respect
3. Respond with Sensitivity
4. Use Nurturing Touch
5. Engage in Nighttime Parenting
6. Provide Consistent and Loving Care
7. Practice Positive Discipline
8. Strive for Balance in Personal and Family Life
Friday 6/26/09, 6:00pm, Barbara's House (Bloomington, contact us for further info). Please bring a dish to share, and a beverage (wine or beer if drinking, bubbly water, natural soda, or the like if not drinking). Babes in arms welcome, as are pregnant mamas & newbies! Come meet us -- we're fun & would love to get to know you. Contact TwinCitiesAPI@gmail.com for further information (as we don't want to post a home address on a public page). Hope you can make it!
Minneapolis Playgroup: Thursdays from 10:00am to 3:00pm at Powderhorn park (3400 15th Ave S, Mpls). Bring a lunch and stay awhile! We meet at the playground near the park building. The contact for this group is Jen Russell at TwinCitiesAPI@gmail.com.
Nokomis Playgroup: Fridays from 10:00am to 3:00pm, Nokomis Park, 2401 E. Minnehaha Pkwy., Minneapolis. Meet at the playground near the park building. The contact for this group is Jen Russell at TwinCitiesAPI@gmail.com.
Monday Playgroup: Mondays from 10:00am to 1:00pm, various locations. Join the Monday Outings Yahoo group for more information.
Our Goal
The goal of Twin Cities API is to provide a supportive environment for parents interested in and/or practicing the elements of Attachment Parenting. API support groups provide a means of learning attachment parenting, a place to share ideas and ongoing child rearing concerns, and a safe haven where parents can communicate openly about their choices. We are open to all families interested in AP.
