There is a great post on Four little Birds called “the danger of parenting outside of the mainstream”

If you are a fan of Hathor then you have probably heard about the baby that was taken away because it was born uinassisted. If not, it is explained in the post…

She mentioned something that I have been thinking about often lately and she said it perfectly…

What is ironic is that there are so many parenting choices sanctioned by our society that are far more questionable in terms of violation of human rights or danger or neglect or cruelty: isolating infants and denying them comfort, even when it upsets them so much they vomit from the stress (Ferber,) hurting children physically in order to train them like animals (Pearls, Ezzo, Dobson,) removing sexually functional parts of their bodies for cosmetic or religious reasons without their consent (circumcision,) allowing narcotics into an infant’s bloodstream (epidurals,) injecting foreign proteins and toxic chemicals into their bodies (vaccination,) separating mother and baby at birth so that chemical bonding cannot occur (still policy at many hospitals,) feeding babies a breastmilk substitute for convenience rather than medical need, etc. (And it’s worth noting that none of these things are part of the natural wisdom of the natural human, but became popular only because they were and are advocated by “experts”.

I really can’t see how my views about parenting are radical.

I want to listen to my child, I do not want to talk down to my child, I want my children to love and respect me because they want to, not because they told to… I want to give the best to my child emotionally and physically. I do not believe that they are manipulating me when they communicate in the only way that they know how. I don’t find that wanting to be held is a bad habit, I don’t find that nursing them to sleep if that is what they need is a bad habit either.
I don’t believe in mutilating a childs gentials for whatever the reasoning behind it and think it is sad and barbaric those who do… I want them to get the best start in life healthwise so I give them the best by breastfeeding, I continue to give them the best until they no longer need it, not only phyically (I couldn’t imagine caring for a sick 3 year old that won’t eat or drink anything for a few days if I wasn’t breastfeeding) and emotionally also.. I also believe in feeding my kids healthy and whole foods to give them the best nurition possible…
Why are these ideas so radical to the mainstream Formula feeding, vaxing, circing, CIO loving society? I really can’t understand.