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education

Gisele Bundchen, We Don’t Need a Breastfeeding Law — Mothers Need Resources and Encouragement

August 15, 2010

I was sitting next to The Feminist Breeder and the Crunchy Domestic Goddess, watching Annie of PhD in Parenting on a panel about “radical” blogging a week ago at the BlogHer conference, when I first heard about the uproar that resulted from model Gisele Bundchen calling for a “breastfeeding law.” Interestingly enough, I adore those [...]

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Drug-free Birth, Duggar Style

February 10, 2010

My next New York City Moms blog post is up and running!
It’s called Natural Birth, Duggar Style. Take a look!
This should generate some interesting comments (or heated discussion?). What do you think, do you feel — like me — that more women could achieve a natural birth if they had educated themselves more about how [...]

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Check out Your Local Farm for Free Fun With the Kids: Cows, Fairy Dust, and a Cat

September 9, 2009

This Sunday, Don was going to be gone all day to watch some tennis games at the US Open with his mom, so I was looking for something fun to do with Landon. Muscoot Farm, a nearby working farm and great place for kids to run around and see all kinds of animals and farm [...]

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How to Deal With Criticism About Breastfeeding

August 5, 2009

I have been asked how I deal with people who think they need to say something about my (extended) breastfeeding, so I thought I would post my thoughts about that. I hope this helps other moms who have to deal with meddling family members or friends or even strangers.
1. I ignore them.
I know what is [...]

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