here it the times article
"But this has implications for a child?s independence in the long term. Learning to look after yourself ? which includes, from a young age, feeding yourself ? is about learning to rely on yourself, and making your own decisions. A child who is breast-fed for too long may not even know when it is hungry. Children need to start trying to do things for themselves, and they won?t if it is easier to just ask Mummy (you see this extended dependence on their parents even in adults, who have never moved on from being a little girl or boy). "
oh such drivel.
So, by implication, would this article suggest that my 18 mo old go over to the kitchen and make itself a sandwich? You know because he recognises he is hungry and promotes independence in feeding.
and
having an 18 month old breastfeeding is then catapulted into him becoming a 40 yo still living at home.
Aye, interesting drivel quotes:
"if you are the perfect mother to your children, always anticipating their needs and meeting these perfectly, they never grow up" - nope both of mine were in full time nursery from well before 1yo but still breastfed on demand when together. Because it is a helluva lot easier than ordering takeaways preparing organic meals everytime.
"mothers feel so empty that they can?t tolerate their own loneliness, and perhaps their partner is unable to meet their needs, that they see their baby as a kind of extension of their childhood dolls, and they can?t let their children grow."
Yep, me lonely. Full time working mum, dh who works away all week. Where do I find the time to be lonely and treat them as an extension of childhood dolls which I never had.