Do your kids eat at mom's? Need advice or have some to share? Come on in to the d-cup diner and spill it!| Topic Review (Newest First) |
| 04-28-2003 02:21 PM | |
| Small Town Ho | That's great that you are teaching your class about Bf, that got me thinking and I don't recall ever learning about Bf in school. And I took human sexuality in college and I don't think we ever talked about it but we spent alot of time on pg and conception. Of course we may have discussed it and I was too busy being hung over to remember. |
| 04-28-2003 08:07 AM | |
| Momtose |
Seems that one gal didn't like the word "weird."  I stand by my assertion you did the right thing in your class. |
| 04-28-2003 07:36 AM | |
| Clutterbug |
I'm glad that you had the chance to have this discussion with your class. ...and I wasn't at the zoo, I was nursing at the circus... |
| 04-27-2003 09:46 PM | |
| BlueEeyore | Jesus. I'm being bitched at by someone at BF.com for the same post over there. |
| 04-27-2003 09:13 PM | |
| BlueEeyore | I'm always amazed I don't get calls from parents complaining about how I'm warping their children. So far, knock on wood, I've been lucky. But I try to let them know that virtually no subject is tabboo as long as I can somehow find a way to teach it within the context of science. |
| 04-27-2003 07:55 PM | |
| lucysmom | I'm glad you took the opportunity. So many people are (sadly)never exposed to breastfeeding culture. I try to educate the masses wherever I go too... |
| 04-27-2003 07:37 PM | |
| Momtose | Oh, and I wasn't at the zoo, or it may have been me. |
| 04-27-2003 07:36 PM | |
| Momtose | That's great! |
| 04-27-2003 06:50 PM | |
| Dogzilla |
Good for you. If it wasn't you at the zoo, it was probably me. 
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| 04-27-2003 04:14 PM | |
| BlueEeyore |
a teachable moment I was teaching my students about sex-limited genes and gave them a couple examples: both genders have the gene for growing beards and producing milk, but you have to have the right hormonal environment for these traits to become expressed. So that started a BUNCH of questions about breastfeeding. So, not being one to miss an opportunity to educate, I told them all the benefits of BFing, as well as the mechanisms and behind it. They were horrified when I told them AAP's and WHO's guidelines - but I acted like we Americans were the weirdos (and we are!) I told them that around the world, the average weaning age is between 3 and 7 years. One student says, "The other day I was at the zoo and I saw a mom just whip it out." In reply, I said (with as straight a face as I could muster), "Oh. That was probably me!" That caught them all off guard.  I am fortunate in that I get along really well with my students. One of my classes is convinced I know everything. Ha! So I'm hoping I really made an impact. |
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