HipMama has a great piece up right now by Julie Brill,
advising all new mamas and papas to take their parenting advice with a
grain of salt - and throw some out entirely. I love posts like Ms.
Brill's, because they help debunk the myths generated by mainstream
parenting publications whose advertisers determine what parents "need"
to buy in order to make themselves, and their babies, "happy." Like
all parenting tips, even these should be taken with a grain of salt -
certainly they won't work for everyone. But it's nice to get a little
perspective at least.
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