Yes, it's what parenting is supposed to be anyway, but a lot of people don't practice that. I cannot tell you how many of my friends love their little jumpers and their swings and pack n plays and their babies spend half of their days in there. Then on another board I post on a mother advised a new Mama to "let the baby cry in the crib at night from the beginning. They start STTN faster if you do it that way. If you pick them up whenever they start crying you'll never get any time for yourself and the baby will never STTN". AP parenting believes (in general) that crying means the baby has needs and as the parent you should attend to their need. So while some forms of parenting believe that doing that will spoil the child, we believe that doing that help the child develop and bond better (among other things).This girl isn't even pregnant yet with her first. I know one can anticipate how they plan to raise a child, but having a parenting plan before you are pregnant makes me laugh a little. But of course, that is just my way of saying "you'll understand when you are a mother" I guess.As a side note, I believe there have been a few run-ins here with the poster that stated this (jebuell).