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There is no one definition of attachment parenting which will be right for every mother/father and baby/child pair, but there are some ideas which help to foster attachment. Ideas such as nursing and practicing child-led weaning. Ideas such as sharing the family bed. Ideas such as wearing their babies and avoiding prolonged mother-baby separation.

Attachment parents generally share the philosophy that a need that is not met as a child is likely to cause problems as an adult. An attachment parent may feel that what one parent views as a healthy independence in a toddler could actually be a harmful show of detachment. Attachment parents often look for non-punitive methods of discipline.

An attachment parent feels that nursing and family bedding are not unhealthy habits which need to be broken, but signs of healthy parent/child bonding which should be nurtured and cherished for as long as all parties wish.

The term attachment parenting was coined by the pediatrician Dr. William Sears, author of a fabulous baby book entitled, The Baby Book. The ideas espoused by the doctor flowed out of his own experience with his eight children, and are well founded on many years of study of children. Some of these ideas originated earlier in the century by Dr. Bowlby's attachment studies.

Attachment parenting is, perhaps, the antithesis of accepted Western parenting techniques today. It is not, however, something new, but it is a style of close parenting which has been practiced successfully for thousands of years. It doesn't require cribs, bottles, formulas, baby mushes, strollers, or other parenting paraphernalia, it just requires one baby and mother, together, learning what life is all about.

Other slings are similar in concept, position, ages, health advantages and psychological benefits, however, there are some distinct differences that buyers much prefer. When parents can see both, they almost always choose ours.

1. *** Over the Shoulder Baby Holder is the only sling to receive the seal of approval from America's #1 parenting resource, the National Parenting Center.
2. An independent review by Jean Liedloff's Continuum Concept Network found our slings to have a deeper pouch and other features superior and safer than any other sling on the market.
3. The OTSB Holder has a patented safety feature of a small nylon rod discreetly sewn into the bottom portion of the tail to prevent it from slipping through the rings if worn incorrectly.
4. Over the Shouldr Baby Holder has two times the amount of padding on the parent's shoulder, and around the baby's head and legs. It's more expensive to manufacture, but the quality shows.
5. Our batting is paneled or sewn down; it cannot slip inside the seam into the adjusting portion making it impossible to adjust. Sewing the batting down also prevents the batting from bunching up and twisting around while wearing or during washing.
6. Our batting is flame-retardant. This is not an added chemical that will wash out. Other slings have a resin added that makes it easier to cut and sew, but it's highly flammable and allergenic. Not having our batting treated with this resin is also much softer to the touch and does not "mat" down.
7. We have a string tie that holds the side rails together over the shoulder pillows; this doubles our already plush padding and prevents the sides from falling down toward mom's elbows or pressing into her neck, thus keeping the whole sling in better proportion for the wearer.
8. Our designer fabrics fit fashions. We typically stock 3 to 4 dozen soft pastels, stripes, solids, florals, Guatemalan, southwest, batik, Hawaiian and country prints. Mom can look good while she holds her baby close.
9. Our fabrics are cool breathable low allergenic 100% cotton or mostly cotton-poly blends. We have 3 sizes to comfortably fit any size parent. Petite for people under 5 ft and under 100 lbs, Regular, and long for parents (mostly moms) over 170 lbs or 5'10" tall.
10. We have one price for all our fabrics and sizes.
11. Our instructions are more clear and detailed; this produces happier users and less returns. Our instructions show a larger variety of positions to carry the baby and a variety of different age babies mom can relate to.
12. We have a network of natural childbirth educators and lactation consultants who continually supply feed-back and we respond, making changes immediately because we're made in the U.S.A. Our slings are professionally sewn on industrial sewing machines, by professional seamstresses, so each and every one comes out perfectly even, consistent, and high quality. They are not sewn in Asia or unsupervised on a "hobby machine."