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TIME magazine May 21st; the cover story that has caused a storm

Dear Bonnie Fuller; response to ‘TIME Breastfeeding Mom Is Nuts Like Other Extreme ‘Attachment Parenters’!’ posted 11th May 2012. Part One

May 16, 2012 Written by Breastfeeding

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 [...]


Posted by: Caroline Jane Cole
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TIME’s take on toddler nursing: A madonna, her child…and a chair?

May 14, 2012 Written by Breastfeeding , Children's Rights , Community , Family , Global , Health , Inspiration , Motherhood , News , News and Activism

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 [...]


Posted by: Sarah Scott
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Surviving a Long Car Ride with a Baby

May 14, 2012 Written by Baby , Family , Tools, Tips and How-to , Travel

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 [...]


Posted by: Ruxandra Looft
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An Open Letter to TIME Magazine

May 12, 2012 Written by Breastfeeding , Children's Rights , Motherhood , Single Motherhood

  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 [...]


Posted by: Kristen Tea
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As a Mother: my Mother’s Day wish

May 11, 2012 Written by Baby , Family , Inspiration , Motherhood

Goodness, I’m already tired of seeing and reading about the cover. You know the one, right? I don’t really have to show you again, do I? I don’t know many mothers that feel supported by that photo. Actually, it feels more like making fun of, accusing, and belittling all mothers, not simply those who choose to practice [...]


Posted by: Lisa Coffee
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TIME Magazine Cover of Breastfeeding Mum to Three-Year-Old Causes Outrage

May 10, 2012 Written by Breastfeeding , Global , News , News and Activism , Tandem Nursing

I was delighted to read this, but then equally saddened (although not surprised) that it caused outrage. What is interesting to me, particularly as a mum who tandem fed their 3.5 year old and 2 year old, is that the mother in question  has  given up trying to reason with the people who are appalled. Those who [...]


Posted by: Chaley Scott
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