Contact napping? Contact napping makes you silence your own body. In that silence, we become acutely aware. For some, that awareness causes anxiety. So much time to think and over analyze. Try to switch your mind from all your racing thoughts through mindfulness practice. Remind yourself of why you choose to contact nap. When we focus on our intentions, the anxiety can begin to subside. Once we calm our racing thoughts and body, the silence can give way to total acceptance and moments of pure joy and comfort for both. Also, don’t feel guilty when you do want to put your child down. Just know with a child who loves to contact nap, when they don’t, it might be a shorter nap and that’s ok. It is hard sometimes, but in retrospect, for the effort, the effects are everlasting. The amount of optimal development and security you are instilling will last a lifetime. There is nothing you can do that will have as big or as far reaching an impact as what you are doing right now ❤️ J. Milburn #responsiveparenting #jmilburn #contactsleep #velcrobaby #contactsleeper #attachmentparenting #babysnuggles #emotionalsecurity https://www.instagram.com/p/CTx1u0DrXPY/?utm_medium=tumblr