Here’s mom, 26-year-old Jamie Lynne Grumet, breastfeeding
her son on Time magazine’s cover.
It certainly got the attention of moms everywhere. The article
accompanying the somewhat controversial photo is all about attachment parenting
and has a profile of Dr. William Sears.
While I think the cover was designed precisely to stir up
strong emotions from both camps, I don’t have a problem with the cover photo.
I think the headline: Are You Mom Enough? is more
controversial, but once again, controversy is where it’s at if you want to get
noticed today.
The big question becomes what kind of conversation this
photo will open.
Hopefully, there won’t just be lots of attacks and silly
comments from people, but maybe there will be some setting aside of preconceived
notions and judgments from moms on both sides of the issue so we can examine
how our ideas of attachment parenting versus “modern” parenting are just that—ideas.
Can we finally set aside what “method” of parenting is right
or wrong and simply find a way to support all parents in raising their children
in the best way each family sees right for them?
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