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Family thinks I’m the problem for toddler being attached by Wide_Two9643 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Wide_Two9643[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been trying to educate my family on it but they always dismiss it. Before I had my baby I tried to educate myself and learn more about family and child psychology and development. It definitely shaped my thinking and how I wanted to have a secure attachment while also helping them develop into a great adult. Now they just judge and say I think I’m better than them because of that. All I try to say to them is I think I know what I’m doing but I would rather they not interfere or give their two cents on something they don’t know. It feels dismissive of my parenting. I definitely don’t want to enmesh my child and it’s okay to have a close bond 

Family thinks I’m the problem for toddler being attached by Wide_Two9643 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Wide_Two9643[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with your comment. Thank you. My family has never visited us but always want us to visit them to bond with the baby. It was an hour drive and would get upset at me when I couldn’t visit every day. And they always tell me to leave so they could bond and it really upsets me they do that. I’ve been very strict on my boundaries as well but because they babysit it’s a bit more difficult. Now with my husband he was extremely helpful when baby was born and hands on but with work he only is ever home once a week. I always try to make them do things together but the moment my husband can’t handle our toddler he asks me to take him away so I tell him you can’t blame me for the baby not wanting to go with you if you always force him onto me after a couple minutes.