On Breastfeeding - Do Your Best

The benefits of breastfeeding are well documented but mothers who try yet still can't get it to work need to understand that is okay too.

See NYT Motherlode: A Breast-Feeding Guru Who Uses Formula

“Did you hear the one about the woman who wrote the book about breastfeeding who isn’t breastfeeding?” she asks.

Yes. And I admire her — as an example of a mother who is doing the best she can.

Barefoot Kids

I remember when I was a kid I preferred going barefoot because I felt like I was faster without shoes.

Now on the heels of the barefoot running movement comes a story from the GuardianUK: Why barefoot is best for children

[Via Rebecca]

Where To Focus Your Resources

Yes, The Children's House may cost more than the parents' college did. See NYT: Child Care Costs More Than College

But, as reported in the CS Monitor: Why kindergarten is key to financial success in life and other studies indicate the importance of the first six years in a child's life in getting them on the right footing for later in life.

So I have no problem putting resources into child care as I want my kids to be with a professional staff in an environment tailored to their own self-discovery.

A Feeding Three Way

Not at Skyline


But a three-way interaction between mother, infant, and microbes. And another reason as to why there's no real susbstitute for breast-feeding. Or to quote from the article - “So for God’s sake, please breast-feed".

See NYT: Breast Milk Sugars Give Infants a Protective Coat