At APUK Hereford we welcome ideas and suggestions for the nurturing care of children. We also hold in high regard the evidence concluded by up-to-date research. The APUK Hereford page aims to be a 'safe' place with an empathetic voice for both parents and children and as a result we feel unable to promote pro-smacking or the advocacy of physical punishment of children. We appreciate that
finding alternatives to physical punishment may feel challenging. We believe there would be support on this page for those seeking to build relationship quality with their child and move away from using physical punishment as part of their parenting repertoire. Please be aware that we will delete or block users if we feel this is necessary. This follows careful consideration for the need to understand the views of others, the need for us a 'safe' place for AP minded parents and the need to uphold the integrity of the APUK mission. We will also delete any posts that are disrespectful about AP supported approaches such as bed-sharing and natural term breastfeeding. Please model respect and empathy in posts to ensure a positive, helpful and supportive APUK community. We will not accept posts that include hostility or profanity or any sort of spam materials. We would ask that if you find that you do not agree or approve of APUK content, that you consider leaving our forum to find one more suited to your needs. Feel free to take what is useful from our forum / website and leave the rest whilst respecting the rights of other users to do the same in a non-judgmental way. We aim to support parents and are happy to post Attachment Parenting related questions on our Facebook message boards to request ideas and support from our Facebook group members. If you have a question you would like us to post for you, you can send us a private message on Facebook or email us at [email protected]
We cannot take responsibility for the posts of our members but do adhere to the posting policy, detailed above. Disclaimer: All comments and discussions on APUK Hereford's page are based on the opinions of the writers, including the APUK Hereford moderators. APUK Hereford cannot be held responsible for the opinions of our community members and volunteers, nor should any comment be taken as medical advice or the final word on any topic. Please cross-check with your own intuition, child(ren), co-parent(s), other family members, community, research, experts, books, and healthcare professionals.
