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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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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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Mother’s Day Gifts that Make the World a Better Place from the IRC

May 3, 2012 Written by Global , Inspiration , Midwifery , News and Activism , Pregnancy and Birth

Thank you to the International Rescue Committee for sharing information about this year’s Mother’s Day gift options. Review the info below for some wonderful ways to show the moms in your life how meaningful they, and all mothers, are.  This Mother’s Day, family and friends can delight the moms in their lives with a gift that gets to the [...]


Posted by: Melanie Mayo-Laakso | Mothering.com
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Human Rights in Childbirth Conference: a special webinar price for Mothering readers

May 1, 2012 Written by Deals , Family , Global , News and Activism , Pregnancy and Birth

Mothering readers are being offered a special price on the webinar version of the Human Rights in Childbirth Conference to be held May 31-June 1 at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The webinar can be viewed from any location during, or within 30 days after, the event. The reduced price and registration details are below. [...]


Posted by: Melanie Mayo-Laakso | Mothering.com
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Response to TheStir.com’s “George Zimmerman Is No Racist & Trayvon Martin Is No Martyr”

March 28, 2012 Written by Children's Rights , Global , News , News and Activism

One of my favorite mom websites used to be TheStir.com (owned by CafeMom.com). Think The National Enquirer meets mom blogs. I always felt a little yucky about visiting a site that seemed to always be in a mad traffic rush, using poorly researched articles and sensationalized headlines to grab hits from parents, but it entertained [...]


Posted by: Bunmi Laditan
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Building Opportunity Through Photography

March 5, 2012 Written by Children's Rights , Global , Inspiration , News and Activism

Mathare is collection of slum areas in Nairobi, Kenya. The population includes hundreds of thousands of children. Although pollution, poverty, disease, and crime are ever-present, hope lives there too. One way out for children is vision and empowerment.  A foundation started by former slum-dweller Julius Mwelu  is giving children the opportunity to express themselves through photos and videos. [...]


Posted by: Laura Grace Weldon
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