How We SHOULD Think About Breastfeeding

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 How We SHOULD Think About Breastfeeding A mother in Virginia, who also happens to be a member of the state Senate, plans to nurse her newborn at work, and that fact is covered by The Washington Post.  A mom in Los Angeles visits the Design Exhibit at the LA Country Museum of Art, and pauses on a bench to nurse her 21-month-old. An employee asked her to cover up, and that fact goes viral on Facebook and Twitter.  And you might have heard mention of the mother on the cover of TIME magazine who was shown nursing her nearly 4-year-old son last week? You know, the photo that was either a desperate grab for attention, a beautiful depiction of the mother-child bond, or the latest attempt to make women doubt their parenting methods -- depending on who you ask?  I have one question.  Why do we care? What Poverty Does To Kids' Brains WATCH: Father-Daughter Duo Wows On 'America's Got Talent' 5-Year-Old's First Words Overwhelm Her Parents How Do You Diagnose A 9-Year-Old 'Psychopath'? The Experience That Made This Dad Snap BLOG POSTS Laura Rossi Totten: Special Needs Motherhood: Are You Mom Enough? We may practice attachment parenting (or not), we may chose the bottle over the breast, but we are all bound by the fact that we never, ever feel like we can do enough for our special needs child(ren). Babble.com: No Birds or Bees in My House: Why I'm Not Having 'The Talk' With My Kids I believe in giving kids the right language and understanding right from the start. They know their body parts by their medical names (not some frilly-cutesy names) and I plan to do the same when they start asking more questions about them. Katie Allison Granju: A Movement To Finally End The 'Mommy Wars'? Without two opposing sides, there is no war. By passively conceding, and then refusing to take up arms, we will effectively suck every bit of possible dramatic tension right out of their planned, profit-driven story arc. Mark Bertin, M.D.: ADHD Goes to School If every child with asthma had a 66% chance of having kidney disease, we'd likely screen them for kidney disease. Yet, once ADHD is identified, further educational testing is often put to the side. Kristen Howerton: The Only Mommy War Worth Waging Let's stop quibbling about what competent mothers are choosing for their kids, and step it up for the kids that don't have one

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