TIME magazine May 21st; the cover story that has caused a storm Sustained breastfeeding, one of the tenets of attachment parenting, has been placed centre stage due to TIME magazine’s controversial cover photo of Jamie Lynne Grumet breastfeeding her almost four-year-old son. Thanks TIME for reigniting the debate around attachment parenting; this is a long [...]
Opening Up To Letting Go
“We need in love to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily–we do not need to learn it.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke My parent’s marriage ended when my mother told my father she didn’t love him anymore and that she was not sure she ever did. Years later, after all of [...]
TIME’s take on toddler nursing: A madonna, her child…and a chair?
Just in time for Mother’s Day in America, the following issue of TIME was placed on newsstands across the country. The photo on TIME magazine’s cover of an unnaturally posed mother with her nursing child sparked a media firestorm that quickly spread. Soon, journalists, daytime TV divas and radio talk show hosts were on fire [...]
Surviving a Long Car Ride with a Baby
When hearing of our travel plans this summer, friends and family always ask whether I’m nervous about the long flight with a baby. Truth be told, I’m much more nervous about the long car ride taking us to our first destination on our trip. Eleven hours in the car with a baby that’s just learned [...]
An Open Letter to TIME Magazine
Really, TIME Magazine? Really?? Here are some of the sentiments you’ve inspired: “Cut the cord!” “Disgusting!” “Perverted!” “Self-righteous!” “Pedophiles!” “that kid isnt being raised in the jungle and im sure theres a mcdonalds close by..save the boobs for infants and men not toddlers!” (<— Actual quote.) I woke up to these descriptions of [...]
Midwives Know Birth Matters: Video #2 from I am a Midwife
In Midwives Know Birth Matters twelve different midwives, practicing in all settings, speak about the importance of birth for babies, mothers and birth partners. The quality care midwives provide can make all the difference in facilitating a safe, supportive and satisfying experience. Midwives know how we are born and how a woman becomes a mother [...]
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Dear Bonnie Fuller; response to ‘TIME Breastfeeding Mom Is Nuts Like Other Extreme ‘Attachment Parenters’!’ posted 11th May 2012. Part One
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Opening Up To Letting Go
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TIME’s take on toddler nursing: A madonna, her child…and a chair?
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Surviving a Long Car Ride with a Baby
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An Open Letter to TIME Magazine
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Midwives Know Birth Matters: Video #2 from I am a Midwife
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The Push is Powerful Stuff
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As a Mother: my Mother’s Day wish
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Video: a little Mother’s Day humor from MomsRising
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Nicolle Littrell: Why I Make Films About Birth and Midwives
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An Open Letter to TIME Magazine
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As a Mother: my Mother’s Day wish
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The Push is Powerful Stuff
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How’d the baby get into our bed? An accidental journey into Attachment Parenting
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Part Two: Babies, Toddlers and Planes. Oh my!
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TIME’s take on toddler nursing: A madonna, her child…and a chair?
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Making Moments Into Memories
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Chocolate Covered Coconut Macaroons
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Co-sleeping Best For Kids up to Three-Years-Old
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Listening to your OWN baby’s needs
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Kristen Tea: Haha your comment is awesome :) Thanks for your s...
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Rhonda: Coming from a mom whose son has never received a s...
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Eileen fang: The only thing the mother want to do is to nurse h...
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Jane: Oh Sarah! What a thoughtful and intelligent exposi...
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Rachel: Kristin, Thank you for this very well informed r...
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Sandy: With my first kid, the in-laws already asked me af...
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Sarah: I truly can't wrap my head around why there is an...
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Danielle Coolbaugh: Thank you so much for this brilliant response. I ...
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