Originally posted by Jessica, Art History & Mythology:
[qb]I really don't understand the need to have your children not grow up... like that woman who is still nursing her child (I think he's around 8 years old) [/qb]
Hmmmm, I don't know that I could completely agree that having your child sleep in your bed is "not allowing them to grow up". My son didn't start sleeping in his own bed until he was 3.5. And he seems pretty well adjusted. Each child's development and temperament have to be considered as well...
.....and, whereas, *I* might not nurse until my son was 8 (and I didn't!), did you know that the *world* average age to wean is *7*...and if 7 is the *average*, it must mean that in many sectors nursing goes on longer. For some countries this is cultural, as well as economic, in addition to sanitary reasons.
Not really debating the issue with you, but presenting another view, since much of what we do in the Western world is dictated by Western "norms" (and while I'm at it, not everyone conforms to, or agrees with, those norms!)....and those very same things that *seem* strange here, in other cultures/countries are quite normal and accepted.
Just another viewpoint <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />