Guest Post: Breastfeeding and Alcohol Consumption
Guest post looking at the sometimes touchy issue of breastfeeding and alcohol consumption. What is safe? What isn't? Do you have a drink or two while nursing?
Guest Post: One Dad on Being There
A father shares the one main lesson he has learned through the birth and first year of life of his son: That being there is what matters.
An Open Letter on Support
To all the parents who seem to be coming out demanding we support all choices as equal, this is for you.
Review: Sage Parenting by Rachel Rainbolt
Review of the book 'Sage Parenting' by Rachel Rainbolt.
The Snooze Traps
We all know about the “booby traps” that prevent parents from breastfeeding successfully, but what about the “snooze traps”?
The Language of Breastfeeding
How we speak about breastfeeding and other parenting issues is incredibly important. We have to be aware of the language we use and what it means. But does it mean that we can never use the terms that anger us so?
Why Ending the “Mommy Wars” is Misguided and Dangerous
Do you think the world would be a better place without the "mommy wars"? That we need to just support one another and accept that every choice is valid and equal? I call bullshit on the whole thing.
Proving the Risk of Harm in Early Sleep Training
You know how everyone keeps saying it's up to us to prove the risk of harm from sleep training? Well, we have the beginnings of this with a new review piece looking at outcomes for sleep training of infants under six months of age.
The Breastfeeding Research Battle
Research is always held up to scrutiny, as it should be, but it seems these days that any research finding that shows an "advantage" to breastfed babies faces criticism large and loud, sometimes legitimate, but sometimes making one wonder what the agenda really is. If we look at the breastfeeding research, can we really say there's mass ineptness? Or is there something to it?
Motherhood and Art: An Interview with Gioia Albano
Art can be transformative in society – we have known this for a long time – it’s just the matter of which art we choose to share. In this vein, I choose to share Gioia Albano and her depictions of motherhood as beautiful, loving, and natural.