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Ruta Nonacs, M.D., Ph.D., is the Associate Director of the Center for Women's Mental Health at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and is an instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. See full bio

February 4, 2009, Parenting

Comments on "What Happened to the Good Enough Mother? She’s a Slacker"

What Happened to the Good Enough Mother? She’s a Slacker

By Ruta Nonacs, M.D., Ph.D. on February 4, 2009 in Prescriptions

Attachment parenting carries a certain kind of inescapable absolutism; it is not just one theory on parenting but appears to be the only viable option. For many, not adhering to its tenets is tantamount to being politically incorrect. After all, if you veer from this philosophy, doesn't that mean you're engaging in DE-tachment parenting? Read More

i dont know

Submitted by Terrance on February 26, 2009 - 12:13am.

my guess is that parents like to feel needed and useful, and some just take it too far. its hard not to become too attached though.

Do it well, but not alone

Submitted by Annie @ PhD in Parenting on August 17, 2009 - 11:38am.

I think much of the problem comes in when society, families and mothers believe they have to do it all on their own. I do practice attachment parenting, I do not want to "slack off" in areas that I think are important, but I don't think that I have to be supermom 24/7.

We need to create a village: http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/31/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-c...

We need to both parents licence to parent: http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/05/18/feminism-fathers-and-valuing-pa...