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Originally posted by Gazrok
I don't have a problem seeing breast-feeding. Indeed, it is a very natural thing. However, once a toddler, then no, it's a pretty simple social norm to grasp.
So, to the 19yr old who lays with his mom and talks...do you then latch onto her boob? No? Why not? Because it's not socially acceptable, right? Exactly....you're too old for it, and so is this toddler. I'll bet the kid in the photo is coddled in every way imaginable, all because his mom doesn't want to let go, and realize he isn't her little baby anymore, he's a toddler.
Hopefully, some of his playmates will see him doing this soon, then razz him so bad, he realizes it isn't acceptable for a kid his age.
The article itself is about "attachment parenting". I would like to hear some thoughts about that. Is it good for the child?
No.
Is it just selfishness on the side of the parent?
Absolutely.
edit on 10-5-2012 by Gazrok because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by AnonymousCitizen
Okay, let's add another dimension to this fine discussion.
The article itself is about "attachment parenting". I would like to hear some thoughts about that. Is it good for the child? Is it just selfishness on the side of the parent?
Originally posted by MisterFister103
That just looks........strange.
Super weird if they're paid 'models'. Even weirder if it's really a mom/son combo.
Originally posted by Violater1
Another example of liberal, over the top, child abuse, that is coming out of Kalifornia.
I'm sooo glad I transferred out of that satanic ridden, hedonistic land of Babylonia.
Originally posted by AnonymousCitizen
Okay, let's add another dimension to this fine discussion.
The article itself is about "attachment parenting". I would like to hear some thoughts about that. Is it good for the child? Is it just selfishness on the side of the parent?
Originally posted by TKDRL
Is he mentally challenged or something? By three most kids are already mastering the sippy cup in my experience....
so a mother who breast feeds for the first one to two years is a loving responsible mother, but any longer and she's a selfish b#tch who doesn't deserve to raise her own child?!
Originally posted by AnonymousCitizen
Okay, let's add another dimension to this fine discussion.
The article itself is about "attachment parenting". I would like to hear some thoughts about that. Is it good for the child? Is it just selfishness on the side of the parent?
Originally posted by rtyfx
You don't see animals feeding their young that long. They snap at their young after a certain period of time because it's time to be weaned. And they do it young.
Something is wrong here.
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Examining the animal kingdom indicates that extended breastfeeding is a natural function. In Katherine Dettwyler's article, "A Time to Wean," she discusses weaning habits of mammals, especially those of primates. She looks at a number of factors that may influence the age of weaning for these primates (quadrupling of birth weight, attainment of one-third adult weight, gestation length, and dental eruption) and evaluates what the human equivalent would be for weaning according to these factors.
For example, for humankind's closest relatives, the chimpanzee and the gorilla, the duration of breastfeeding is six times the length of gestation. "Based on these comparisons, an estimated natural age at weaning for humans would be a minimum of six times gestational length, or four-and-a-half years" (Dettwyler 1995). Another thing that was considered in her study was the fact that many primates wean their offspring when their permanent molars come in, which for humans occurs around five and a half or six years of age. Adult immune competence for humans occurs around six years old, "suggesting that throughout our recent evolutionary past, the active immunities provided by breast milk were normally available to the child until about this age."
Dettwyler ultimately concludes: Non human primate data suggest that human children are designed to receive all the benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding for an absolute minimum of two and a half years, and an apparent upper limit of around seven years.
Human history supports Dettwyler's studies. Nursing into toddlerhood was a common, natural occurrence. Soranus and Galen, for example, were two Roman doctors who wrote what was to remain the standard Western reference on infant care until the 18th century. Galen believed complete weaning shouldn't occur until the child turned three, and Soranus said not until a child had all his baby teeth should he be weaned (Huggins 2007). Clearly if extended breastfeeding was harmful, it would have negatively impacted the human race. "Any serious harmful effects of long-term nursing would have crippled the entire ancient world" (Bumgarner 2000).
Originally posted by Gazrok
reply to post by RicoMarston
so a mother who breast feeds for the first one to two years is a loving responsible mother, but any longer and she's a selfish b#tch who doesn't deserve to raise her own child?!
You're getting closer. No, she isn't a selfish b#tch, but she is selfish. And no, I never said she doesn't deserve to raise her child. I'm the LAST person to ever suggest taking a child away from a family. That should only be done if the child is being mentally, sexually, or physically abused, and as a LAST resort. The state agencies that do this thing are the absolute infringement on our rights as citizens, and are immune from the checks and balance system all other government agencies must obey.
I don't think that breastfeeding past the first two years is mental abuse, but it is pushing the line. I'm not speaking from ignorance here. I personally know a kid who I grew up with, who was breastfed until he was FIVE, and he continued to have all kinds of social and sexual identity issues well into his teens (last time I saw him). And yes, his mom continued to coddle him in every way, seeing him as her little baby, even going so far as to MAKE him larger sized kid style clothing once he got too old to get it off the shelf. Now, was THAT the cause, or were there others? I don't claim to know, but I have to think that this very unusual practice somewhat influenced this.
Being a moderator doesn't exempt me from having an opinion, and my posts in this thread are just that, my own personal opinion, not that of staff.