In a message dated 5/30/2002 6:50:17 AM Central Daylight Time,
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<< There are certain key words that are red lights for these programs
 including "demand feeding", "pacifying at breast" and "snacking at
 breast".  I have tried to replace them in my teaching vocabulary .  I
 talk about how the early feeding cues are baby's "polite requests"
 whereas crying is comparable to jumping up and down and screaming for
 attention.  By responding to the early cues we begin to teach baby that
 polite requests will be heeded-you don't have to throw a tantrum to get
 what you need.  >>

Thank you for this, Winnie.  This is so brilliant!  I am so pround and
encouraged by the creativity and intelligence of the women on this list!  I
am going to incorporate this into my bf classes.

Jessica Harrison Carlyon, MBA, CD, CLE

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