I like it mystic. lol. And sounds waaaay better than detachment parenting

Hmmm pod parenting. I like that term much better than detatchment parenting.
Although I must say, my son, now 8.5 months old, is always in his carseat inside shopping stores. There is no way I could have a baby in one arm, and browse racks for food/clothing/etc….there is just no way.
My stroller system, allows for the carseat to attach to it, so he is in his carseat when we are walking as well. My arms couldnt handle that much carrying around!
At home, he likes his independence. He is held A LOT though. A couple months ago we went through a phase where he would scream if he wasnt being held, so I guess now that he can play on his own, I am taking full advantage of that!

I guess you can consider me a pod parent, lol

Me *blush*

On my parenting groups they are always asking what it the term that is opposite of “attachment parenting” and the best anyone could come up with was “detachment parenting” but that doesn’t seem to fit somehow. Most people who follow this method aren’t really trying to *not* bond with their kids -of course most of them love their kids, want their kids to love them, and think they are promoting a healthy independence; they don’t believe they are forcing independence.

But between a “friend” (someone I knew from the dog park, and at first we both brought our babies with us to the dog park until the babies got older) who would put her baby in the stroller with a blanket clipped top and bottom OR a rain shield (clipped at the bottom so it couldn’t move, or worse both all the time so her baby wouldn’t be exposed to ANY sun or wind. And the people who keep their babies in their car seats in the shopping mart, at parties, in stores, etc. I started calling them pod parents -because it seems to be what defines them. Their baby is always in some sort of “child caring device” like a car seat, swing, bouncer, etc. and half the time covered with blankets or blocked off by the two sun shields so the baby is completely isolated.