In response to the item re: ranger rick article on mammals: when my oldest daughter was in second grade and I was nursing her sister, the class had a similar discussion. When the teacher asked the class to name some other mammals, Jeni replied, "My mother is a mammal, she makes milk and nurses my baby sister." When my youngest was a freshman and was in the mandatory health class, she came home and told me that she couldn't believe that bfing was not addressed. So I sent some information to school with her and she gave a brief presentation to the class. All my kids have used (ala Linda Smith's kids) breastfeeding in some way as a topic for a research paper or presentation. In my nursing school classes, I used every opportunity to share good bfing information: in nutrition class, psych, biology...in fact my biology teacher gave me a beautiful 8x10 of her nursing her first child. My kids have adapted many of my papers for their use. On a more practical note: I believe there is a K-12 curriculum available from the state of NY which may make it helpful to those who want to add bfing to the appropriate place in the science/health curriculum. Mary Kay Smith Romeoville, IL (near chicago where it's so cold I'm wearing my winter coat & gloves)