Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

by Norma J. Bumgarner

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The classic handbook for mothers who breastfeed their children past infancy in an updated and expanded edition. Norma Jane Bumgarner puts the experience of nursing an older baby or child in perspective, within the context of the entire mother-child relationship. She cites biological, cultural, and historical evidence in support of extended breastfeeding and shares stories gleaned from thousands of families for whom breastfeeding and natural weaning have been the norm.

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Lovely book about extended nursing. Would love to see more books like this one, discussing the issues and concerns of mothers who are nursing past the one year mark.
I think I enjoyed this book well enough, but didn't really learn a whole lot that was new. By the time my son was a toddler, I don't think I really had too many issues with nursing; I'd decided on the way our lifestyle would be, so I didn't have many questions for a book like this.
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The classic handbook for mothers who breastfeed their children past infancy in an updated expanded edition. Norma Jane Bumgarner puts the experience of nursing an older baby or child in perspective, within the context of the entire mother-child relationship. She cites biological, cultural, and historical evidence in support of extended breastfeeding and shares stories gleaned from thousands of families for whom breastfeeding and natural weaning have been the norm.
Bumgarner überzeugt auf einfühlsame Art und Weise, dass Normen wie Durchschlafen, frühes Sauberwerden
und noch früheres Abstillen mit dem Leben und den Bedürfnissen von kleinen Menschen und
deren Eltern wenig zu tun haben. Das Buch erklärt, dass Stillen auch im Kleinkindalter noch von Vorteil
ist, gibt Erfahrungen vieler Mütter weiter und geht auf verschiedene Arten des Abstillens ein.

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White, Mary K. (Foreword)

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Grossman, Kathy (Contributor)
Sears, Martha (Foreword)

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Canonical title
Mothering Your Nursing Toddler
Alternate titles
Mothering Your Nursing Toddler: Revised Edition
Original publication date
1980-07; 1982-12 (2nd edition) (2nd edition); 2000-01 (3rd edition) (3rd edition)
First words
When I first saw a walking child nurse back in the 1960s, I was horrified -- horrified at the kind of sacrifices the mother must be making for her child, horrified at what I saw as the obscenity of it, and horrified at the la... (show all)ck of good parental management that had let this thing go on so long. [Introduction, 3rd edition]
It may seem strange at first that a child who sits at the family table at mealtimes and is into the refrigerator many times in between would also ask his mother for nursing several times a day -- and night. [3rd edition]
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It's better to let a tear or two fall if need be, put an arm around that dear child, and plunge ahead into the rest of your life. [3rd edition]
Original language
English

Classifications

Genres
Nonfiction, Health & Wellness, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
649.33Applied Science & TechnologyHome economics & family managementChild rearing; home care of people with illnesses and disabilities by family and friendsBreastfeeding
LCC
RJ216 .B9MedicinePediatricsPediatricsNutrition and feeding of children and adolescents

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Reviews
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Rating
½ (4.37)
Languages
English, German
Media
Paper
ISBNs
4
ASINs
3