Lana writes: about extended nursing The term 'extended nursing' seems to insinuate that we are extending the nursing relationship beyond the normal course. Could we use a different term that would indicate it is the norm for human offspring? What can we come up with? I've started referring to weaning prior to 2.5 years as "premature weaning." Anything over 7 years might be considered "extended." But there still should be nothing pejorative about using the word extended, in any context. Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D. Texas A&M University