So, Sarah Hill posted a story about mothers who continue to breastfeed their children well past the age most in...
So, Sarah Hill posted a story about mothers who continue to breastfeed their children well past the age most in western society believes is acceptable.
My argument was that we shouldn't condemn one's choice based on cultural bias (although I didn't state it as succinctly as I just did).
Anywho, back and forth and back and forth with Mark Gesswein, who believes anything outside of what he considers "norm" is unacceptable and unnatural and we come to now. He gave no empiric data other than a few jabs at this practice being a gateway to child molestation and that once children have teeth they should be off the milk. Only now, the original post is closed to commenting.
I wanted to make my point (again) and show that anthropology actually supports my opinion. Not only that, but a multicultural view shows that many cultures continue to breastfeed much later than the average American family.
So, I found this and wanted to post it in response but, as I stated earlier, the post was closed to comments. http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detwean.html
Again, I'm not parent, nor am I an anthropologist. I am however open minded.
[edited to correct grammar]
https://plus.google.com/107323726887023845557/posts/7WAaXsqtLFk
My argument was that we shouldn't condemn one's choice based on cultural bias (although I didn't state it as succinctly as I just did).
Anywho, back and forth and back and forth with Mark Gesswein, who believes anything outside of what he considers "norm" is unacceptable and unnatural and we come to now. He gave no empiric data other than a few jabs at this practice being a gateway to child molestation and that once children have teeth they should be off the milk. Only now, the original post is closed to commenting.
I wanted to make my point (again) and show that anthropology actually supports my opinion. Not only that, but a multicultural view shows that many cultures continue to breastfeed much later than the average American family.
So, I found this and wanted to post it in response but, as I stated earlier, the post was closed to comments. http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detwean.html
Again, I'm not parent, nor am I an anthropologist. I am however open minded.
[edited to correct grammar]
https://plus.google.com/107323726887023845557/posts/7WAaXsqtLFk
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Thanks, Sarah Hill.