Dr. Sears style of attachment parenting sounded pretty attractive before my child was born, but the reality of applying his theories has proven to be less than perfect. I resent the notion that a baby should be "attached" to mom at all hours of the day and night as a means of ensuring that the child does not feel abandoned. The truth of the matter is that moms need sleep too in order to be the best possible parent. In addition, babies need to learn how to fall asleep and return to sleep without the [mother] in order to get a head start on long-term sleeping skills. Our society, and our families, demand this (...)