API Event Schedule
API is committed to connecting parents with researchers and experts in the field of Attachment Parenting. To this goal, API participates in many events in the community, both online and in person. Bookmark this page and check back often for more specific announcements.
Upcoming Events
August 30, 2010 - API Live - "The Truth about Spanking - What Parents Must Know About Physical Discipline" with Nadine Block
Register for this call to hear hosts Lu Hanessian and API cofounder Barbara Nicholson talk with Nadine Block about:
- the practice and effect of spanking on cognitive and physical well-being
- the confusion surrounding spanking and good behavior
- how our own childhood experience drives our decision to spank or not
- what to do if your spouse and you disagree on spanking and more.
October 10-12, 2010 - Symposium on "Human Nature and Early Experience: Addressing the 'Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness'"
API Advisory Board Member James McKenna, PhD, is on the planning committee for an upcoming October conference on human development and parenting hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
The University of Notre Dame's Department of Psychology and Center for Children and Families invites you to a multidisciplinary symposium entitled Human Nature and Early Experience: Addressing the 'Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness', October 10-12, 2010. This symposium brings together an international audience interested in innovative approaches to human development, children, families, parenting, and human evolution. Speakers will present their research on the relationship between caregiving practices and outcomes.
For more information, check out the symposium website.
Now Available! "API's 8 Principles of Parenting" From API's 15th Anniversary Think Tank Event
Register now to listen to Lu Hanessian host two hours of enlightening and encouraging pre-recorded discussion from API's 15th Anniversary Think Tank Event featuring Dr. William Sears, Martha Sears, Dr. James McKenna, Ina May Gaskin, Dr. Isabelle Fox, Mary Ann Cahill, Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker.
Enjoy the exchange among these experts, listen to their responses to questions of our time, and hear their answers to questions from the audience. Make your purchase now at the regular API Live teleseminar price -- before the price goes up. Enjoy this special value as our holiday gift to you!
Past Events for 2010
February 22, 2010 - API Loveline with Dr. Laura Markham on Marriage and Parenting
You want to co-sleep, but your partner says it's unhealthy. You want to respond to your child's needs, but your parent says that's coddling. What does an AP parent do when a partner resists? Is it really about AP... or an underlying issue? Listen in as API Co-Founder and co-author of Attached at the Heart Lysa Parker and former NBC anchor Lu Hanessian discuss marriage and parenting with Dr. Laura Markham. The call will take place on February 22 at 9PM EST / 6PM PST. Don't worry about conflicts -- everyone who registers will receive a link to download the MP3 the week after the event!
February 26, 2010 -Naomi Aldort to Speak at Snohomish County API
Snohomish County Attachment Parenting (API) proudly hosts Naomi Aldort, PhD, author of “Raising Our Children Raising Ourselves.” Transform your parent-child relationship from struggle, to freedom, appreciation, and joy.
- When: Friday, February 26, 2010
- Cost: $10.00 per adult, $15.00 per couple at the door. Infants and non-separating children welcome. Refreshments included!
- Time: 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Silent Auction begins at 6:30, with Naomi to begin at 7:00, auction ends around 8:45. All proceeds from the auction go to Snohomish API.
- Where: The Bridge Church of Snohomish County 2500 Lake Ave Snohomish, WA 98290
- Directions: Just south of the intersection of Highway 9 and US 2. From Highway 9, take 30th street/John Jump road. You will see King Charlies right on the corner. Go to the stop sign, and take a right on Lake Avenue. The Bridge is just down the street on the right, with a sign out front. If you take the entrance by the sign, you will get the parking lot in front of the church. Please be aware that Google Maps and Mapquest do not yet have the correct location for Lake Avenue and cannot direct you to the church.
March 12-14, 2010 - API Board of Directors President Janet Jendron will be a special guest at the upcoming La Leche League of North Carolina Annual Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference. For more information, or to register, visit lllofnc.org.
March 22, 2010 - Listen In: API Live with Bonnie Harris
LISTEN IN as Lu Hanessian moderates a lively and revealing conversation with API co-founder Barbara Nicholson and parenting specialist Bonnie Harris about what's really behind the reactivity and power struggles with our kids.
The call will take place on March 22 at 9PM EST / 6 PM PST. Submit your questions for Bonnie Harris to API Live in advance and we will try to address them during the call.
You can support API's mission and take advantage of the knowledge and experience Ask API Live's special guest by signing up today. Every dollar of your sign up fee goes toward education, support and outreach for parents in need. And don't worry about last minute conflicts -- everyone who signs up will receive a link to download the MP3 the week after the event.
April 27-30, 2010 - API and Infant Massage - Register now!
Attachment Parenting International announces a special Infant Massage Certification Training in Nashville, TN, April 27-30 to launch their joint initiative for parents. Join API Cofounders Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker at this fun and interactive workshop that helps you guide parents to connect and bond with their babies through nurturing touch. Deadline is April 23; linda.storm@infantmassageusa.org.
About the Course:
- A comprehensive, interactive, evidence-based, 4-day training
- A 15-point curriculum, designed by Vimala McClure, author of Infant Massage, A Handbook for Loving Parents
- The oldest and largest infant massage training program – presented for over 30 years in over 40 countries around the world
- Participate in three parent-baby classes
- Protocol and techniques presented to work with babies born premature and with developmental challenges
API Leaders and Leader Applicants attend at a 50% discount!
June 25-27, 2010 - API Board Members, President Janet Jendron and Lu Hanessian, were guest speakers at the Texas La Leche League Conference in June, 2010
July 25, 2010 - Gary Nicholson, husband of API cofounder Barbara Nicholson -- and professional singer and songwriter for Garth Brooks, George Strait, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Ringo Starr, BB King, and Grammy award winning producer for Delbert McClinton--will give a benefit concert on July 25, with proceeds benefiting API and the Garland Country Music Association. Thank you, Gary and Barbara, for all you do for API!
July 26, 2010 - API Live - Separation Anxiety--Your Child's and Yours with Elizabeth Pantley
Purchase this call to hear hosts Lu Hanessian and our own API cofounders talk with Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No-Cry Separation Anxiety Solution: Gentle Ways to Make Good-Bye Easy from Six Months to Six Years about:
- If you work so hard at creating attachment, why encourage separation?
- Do AP children have more separation anxiety than others?
- If you have a baby who won't let you out of her sight without crying, how do you handle that?
- Should an AP parent ever leave their child with a babysitter?
- What do you do if your child cries when you leave him with a sitter?
- Is it normal for a parent to suffer separation anxiety?
- What are your tips for parents who have a hard time separating from their children?
August 16, 2010 - API Live - Mayim Bialik and Attachment Parenting
Purchase this call to hear hosts Lu Hanessian and API cofounder Barbara Nicholson talk with attachment parenting mother of two and actress Mayim Bialik.
- Hear about Mayim's personal AP parenting experiences
- Find out about her new projects, including an AP book she's writing on what babies need (and don't need) and why she feels so compelled to spread the word.
