For those who have written either to the list or to me with personal  
stories, there are always individual variations. (Breastfeeding is  
supposed to help with straighter teeth, too, and two out of three of  
my kids need braces. But maybe all three would have if I hadn't  
breastfed.) I am trying to find a research article that compares  
groups of children to quote to the magazine. Not that the article was  
written by anyone professional or necessarily in a scientific way. It  
is just that it is an alternative type publication sold in health  
food stores and I was surprised to see that breastfeeding was not  
mentioned.  Here are the things the author lists as what parents can  
do to minimize the risk of early puberty or slow its progression once  
it starts: avoid all hormone laden food (she does mention keeping soy  
to a minimum), buy organic fruits and vegetables, create a green  
household, keep the kids lean and active, don't let children chew on  
soft plastic toys, drink filtered water, take supplements and eat  
foods that detoxify, and be proactive at the first sign of early  
puberty by seeing a health care practitioner.

Lucy Towbin, LCSW, IBCLC

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