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The Stamp of Approval

May 29, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 2 questions or comments

Signe Franks, a Swedish stamp collector, recently shared a portion of her collection with the Dutch BFHI (Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative) foundation. The stamps, 15 to 18 in all, feature images of breastfeeding women and children from around the world. Each poster measures ... (read more)

Get Health Policy Facts Fast with New Website

May 26, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | 1 question or comment

Did you know that 83 percent of children under 6 use screen media any given day, and that 75 percent of that number watch television? How about this one: did you know that 34 percent of TV food advertising aimed at children and ... (read more)

The Story of Stuff

May 13, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

What country has 5 percent of the world's population, but consumes 30 percent of the world's resources, and produces 30 percent of the world's waste? If you guessed the United States, you're right. The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard ... (read more)

Evaluating Online Resources

April 7, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 3 questions or comments

These days, it’s just as easy for a parent to log on to the Internet to research symptoms of, say, a possible illness for themselves or their children, as it is for them to call their doctor and wait for an appointment. But ... (read more)

YouTube Hosts Breastfeeding Video

March 31, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment

I recently joined the YouTube generation—I guess that makes me a late adopter. I don't have a Mac, iPhone, or iPod. I typically wait until my kids—the early adopters—try it and like it. I call it trickle down modernization. But YouTube is ... (read more)

“Opt In” For Safety

March 30, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 1 question or comment

I know I am not the only mother who feels like the most evil being in the world when I help the nurses hold my baby still for the vaccinations that come with her well baby checkup appointments.“I’m sorry, sweetie,” I say, as I ... (read more)

The “Reality” of Parenting—on NBC

March 30, 2008 by Heidi Green | 2 questions or comments

Have you heard about the next hot thing in reality TV? NBC’s The Baby Borrowers follows five teen couples who believe they are ready to be parents. The show requires them to grow up—fast. Each couple is set up in a home in ... (read more)

Breastfeeding with the Funny Pages

February 21, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

The controversy about breastfeeding in public reached the comics page recently in a four-day storyline featured in Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup. It proved to be the perfect format for highlighting the questionable nature of such complaints. In the first strip, feature character Joan ... (read more)

Moms Getting Mixed Messages

February 16, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 2 questions or comments

Any woman who has given birth in a hospital setting probably came home from her stay with a very mixed message contained in the free samples of formula provided—breastfeeding is best—but here’s some formula for when/if you change your mind. Not exactly the ... (read more)

When Did Lactivists Become “Militant”?

January 29, 2008 by Heidi Green | 2 questions or comments

Here we go again. Just when things seem to have quieted down a bit, another person has stepped forward with some strongly-worded charges against breastfeeding supporters aka advocates. I refer to Brendan O’Neill’s recent piece in The Guardian. Have you ... (read more)

Formula Standards Challenged

January 15, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

There’s a storm brewing on the other side of the Atlantic. At the center: New regulations for breastmilk substitutes, particularly those related to its labeling and advertising. The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has established ... (read more)

No Breastfeeding?

January 2, 2008 by Heidi Green | 7 questions or comments

Go, Mothering magazine! According to The Patriot Ledger’s Dana Barbuto, “more than half” of the images in Mothering magazine show mom breastfeeding baby. She thinks this is cause for concern. If you ask me, it is cause for ... (read more)

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