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Questions About Time Magazine's Attachment Parenting Cover Story

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.17.2012

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

In the same way we should avoid religious extremism and political extremism, perhaps we ought to avoid parenting extremes as well. Inappropriate helicopter parenting potentially snuffs out a child's initiative, individuality, and sense of self. Attachment parenting runs the same risk.

Parenting: It's All About Perspective

Darryle Pollack | Posted 05.16.2012

Darryle Pollack

With due respect to Dr. Spock, Dr. Brazelton and now Dr. Sears, no one has figured out a fool-proof method of raising perfect children; it's a daily pop quiz that requires learning on the fly.

Special Needs Motherhood: Are You Mom Enough?

Laura Rossi Totten | Posted 05.15.2012

Laura Rossi Totten

We may practice attachment parenting (or not), we may chose the bottle over the breast, but we are all bound by the fact that we never, ever feel like we can do enough for our special needs child(ren).

The Images That Precipitated The Notorious 'Time' Cover

Posted 05.14.2012

By now we are almost certain you have all seen the controversial breastfeeding cover of "Time" magazine, which features a 26-year old mother with her ...

Dear Time Magazine

Jess Wilson | Posted 05.14.2012

Jess Wilson

I have no problem with a respectful discussion of different types of parenting techniques, or about breastfeeding's benefits and our cultural squeamishness about it. But a respectful discussion never starts with a calculated attempt to shock.

Why I Breastfeed My Toddler (VIDEO)

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.13.2012

How old is too old? Katie Hamilton says mothers should decide how long they want to breast-feed their children, not society. One is an arbitrary numb...

WATCH: 'SNL' Rips Time Magazine Over Controversial Cover

Posted 05.14.2012

"Weekend Update" host Seth Meyers laid into Time magazine for its controversial breastfeeding cover on Saturday's "SNL." Time magazine caused quit...

Time Breastfeeding Mom and Other Extreme 'Attachment Parenters'

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 05.12.2012

Bonnie Fuller

'Attachment parenting' addicts are slavishly devoting literally their entire daily lives to nursing and nurturing their babies and toddlers, and it's just not necessary.

Dispatch From the 'Mommy Room'

Eleni Gage | Posted 05.11.2012

Eleni Gage

As my first Mother's Day approaches, I want to thank AmalĂ­a for making me a mom. And to tell Time magazine, and Elisabeth Badinter, and everyone else who thinks I'm doing it wrong, that I'm being the best one I can.

One Dad's Take On The TIME Cover

Jason Good | Posted 05.11.2012

Jason Good

Is attachment parenting better than other kinds of parenting? No, it's just different. Will I buy TIME Magazine? No, I will steal it. Do I enjoy breasts? Yes. Do I like heavy metal music? You bet. Does that have anything to do with anything? No it does not.

Is the Time Magazine Breastfeeding Cover Over the Line in Terms of Good Taste?

Quora | Posted 05.11.2012

Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Shannon Turlington, Mother This photo is designed to be shocking and (pardon the pun) titillating. ...

Jamie Lynne Grumet Defends Extended Breastfeeding

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

(Fixes typo in para 5) NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - An American mother shown breastfeeding her three-year-old son on a controversial c...

TIME Magazine Mom Opens Up About Breastfeeding Her 4-Year-Old

Dionna Ford | Posted 05.11.2012

Dionna Ford

My son is no more dependent on me because he has nursed for four years than the child who never breastfed. He does not view my breasts in a sexual light; there is nothing perverse about him nursing.

PHOTO: Time Magazine's New Cover Stirs Controversy

Posted 02.24.2012

Time Magazine made headlines this week for the bold claim made by the magazine's latest cover story. The cover, titled "Yo Decido. Why Latinos Will Pi...

Too Much Of A Good Thing: The Shanghai World Expo

Chi Tung | Posted 05.25.2011

Chi Tung

As goes the World Expo, so goes Shanghai. As goes Shanghai, so goes the security blanket of China. That was the conventional wisdom espoused way back ...

Great American Novelist

The Stranger | Tao Lin | Posted 05.25.2011

Lin isn't the richest or most famous living American human, but you could argue--I would argue--that he is one of the most nonjudgmental (for years he...

Correcting the Record on Ann Jones

Ann Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Ann Jones

I must take exception to the unprofessional attack lodged against my integrity by blogger Melissa Roddy on the story of Aisha, the mutilated young Afghan girl pictured on a TIME magazine cover.

Violence Against Women Is No Rationale for Military Violence

Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 05.25.2011

Kavita N. Ramdas

Aisha's noseless face should not be used as a symbol of Taliban resurgence. Instead, it is the face of modern day patriarchy, which continues to dominate social and cultural systems in most parts of the world.

Time Magazine Got it Right in Publishing Graphic Cover Photo

Larry Atkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Larry Atkins

While I believe that this situation was a close call, I think that Time made the right decision. These media debates on showing graphic images aren't new.

TIME Magazine Cover Explains What Happens To Afghan Women If 'We Leave Afghanistan,' But That Tragedy Is Already Occurring

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Time Magazine is out with a new cover story that attempts to explain "What Happens If We Leave Afghanistan." The piece is accompanied by a powerful po...

'Decade From Hell': Time Mag Trashes The '00s

Posted 05.25.2011

As the first decade of the 21st Century draws to a close, Time has taken a look back and concluded that it is the "worst decade ever": Bookended by 9...