As a former college-level instructor, it is true that there are myriad
opportunities for anecdotal information that illustrates points being made
or simply helps the instructor to seem more like a human being.

In my Family Sociology and Medical Sociology courses, I NEVER once
mentioned bottle-feeding. Whenever possible, breastfeeding was woven into
the material.  Attachment behavior (not latch here) included a
demonstration of how babies are held for optimal visual connection to the
parent and (guess what) a mention of how this very distance is exactly what
occurs with breastfeeding... and on and on and on.

Years after offering these courses, I still ran into people who had taken
them and remembered what was said in these little "off comments"--meaning
off the subject (official).

These are what make for "teachable moments" and can have a long-term impact
on the students.

Therefore my plea.  Mention breastfeeding at every opportunity (obvious or not).

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