July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Advocates of so-called attachment
parenting take an all-encompassing approach: assiduous attention
to a child’s every need, including prolonged breast-feeding. But
those who claim that these practices benefit children’s
intelligence miss an important point.
A child’s biggest advantage arises from having the family
resources that make such care giving possible in the first
place. In this sense, attachment parenting is a trend among
families whose children need it least -- the affluent.
Fortunately, there is a way for parents of lesser means to get
similar benefits.
