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Breastfeeding a Two Year Old

July 12, 2011

I never thought I’d be breastfeeding a two year old. And yet, here we are two years later, and Claire is still nursing. As Lauren says, it just kind of creeps up on you and one day your nursling isn’t a baby anymore. Even though Claire still nurses, our breastfeeding relationship has changed in the [...]

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New Research on Cortisol, Crying, Infant Brain Development and The Morality of Babies

May 22, 2010

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve read two interesting articles that stuck with me. The first, Leaving baby to cry could damage brain development, parenting guru claims is from The Guardian. This article describes the difference between the two heads of the attachment vs. routine-based parenting in the UK, Penelope Leach and Gina Ford. [...]

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Crying and Attachment Parenting

March 1, 2010

Critics of attachment parenting say that breastfeeding on demand creates a habit of “silencing” a chilld with food, but it’s actually surprisingly difficult to force a baby to feed when he’s not hungry. Even if it were possibe, attached parents are more likely to be emotionally available during times of frustration instead of looking for a quick fix.

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