this is from notredame university.
http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/16829-research-shows-child-rearing-practices-of-distant-ancestors-foster-morality-compassion-in-kids/
i grew up in a household where bed sharing and nursing was the norm. i have 2 younger sisters and a brother. my sister and brother were both nursed past 24 months. my sister unfortunately was not but still exclusively breastfed for 6 months which is more than most of the women do nowadays.
i didn't know about what it meant to be a breastfeeding, bed sharing, babywearing mom.
boy was i in for the ride of my life.
so i thought.
in the end i didn't get any of the stares or judgments - at least negative ones... but i don't know if its because i frequented places that where more accepting of my parenting methods and i'm so good at letting it in one ear and out the other. still sometimes i wonder if i am doing the right thing. i'm envious of friends who sleep through the night or leave their little ones in the care of grandparents to have time to themselves. jake still wakes up at least twice at night (which isn't a problem for me since we bed share) and he doesn't like to leave me, not even with daddy... but articles like this help me a lot... this too, shall pass... and looks like i'm doing it for the right reasons.
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