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Originally Posted by Drury18
Actually my post had less to do with breastfeeding for long periods on its own, but more of the other typical behaviours of attachment parenting. The child being strapped to a parent 24/7, sleeping in the parents bed and never in their own, jumping to every single cry (literally, every single cry), not allowing them to have independent play via helicopter parenting where the child goes more then a foot away and they panic, leash children, etc.
Ironically, breastfeeding until they are 10 would probably be the least harmful of these behaviours and yet the one most focused on.
And Puxlut, I'm completely with you on your statement about breastfeeding. I think many women feel the same way but its stigmatized to make those sort of statements when it comes to your children.
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For very young kids (typically under 6 months?), that is actually a pretty important to do so they understand that their basic physiological needs will be met ( See
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) and allows them to be more 'well adjusted' as they grow up. Kids who don't have those needs met with enough regularity often have lots of problems associated with it ( commonly known as
Attachment Disorder)
Now this isn't claiming that someone who doesn't jump to their kids every cry is being neglectful or that it will cause problems down the road if you let your kid cry a bit, but I don't think it cases any harm if you do. Also, in a normally developed over about 6 months of age this doesn't apply in the same way, and I am pretty sure the 'letting them cry it out' tactic is much better than the constant attention that you indicate happens with the parent style.