But real attachment parenting—the kind that raises secure, brave humans—isn’t about being needed 24/7. It’s about creating a base so safe that they feel confident wandering away.
There’s a phrase I never expected to lodge itself so firmly in my chest. rissa may stay with me, daddy
So here’s to the Rissas of the world. May they always feel like they’re good company to keep. But real attachment parenting—the kind that raises secure,
Twenty minutes later, she crawled into my lap without a word, smelled my shirt, and whispered, “Okay, Daddy. Now ice cream.” If your little one ever tells you they’d rather stay with me (meaning themselves), don’t hear rejection. Hear readiness . smelled my shirt
Not “with you.” Not “with Mama.”