When it comes to feminism is parenting one of the most divisive topics out there? It just may be!  In this episode I think I pose more questions than answers, but I hope I am able to make you think. 

Show Notes:
Feminist Perspectives on Motherhood: https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/34224/ssoar-hsr-2011-2-neyer_et_al-Feminist_perspectives_on_motherhood_and.pdf?sequence=1

Simone de Beauvoir and the Demystification of Motherhood:    https://www.jstor.org/stable/2930228

Children's Author Shannon Hale on "books for boys". https://shannonhale.com/blog-archive/2018/03/01/were-ready-a-post-for-kidlitwomen

Comic on Emotional Labor: https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/

"Get the Epidural" by Jessi Klein:  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/sunday/get-the-epidural.html

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The term "breast is best" is used a great deal.  But is it true?   This episode looks at early chestfeeding and formula feeding through science, spiritual and feminist lenses.

Show Notes:

Emily Oster: Is Breast Really Best?

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As a parent you've probably heard the phrase "it takes a village" more times than you can count. But where is our village? What if it's online? What can we learn about the virtual village to utilize it most effectively.   I explore the science and the spirituality of parenting in a virtual world. 

Show Notes:
“Welcome to the Mommy Wars, Ladies”: Making Sense of the Ideology of Combative Mothering in Mommy Blogs

How Useful Is It? Differences in Parents’ Perceptions of Parenting Information Sources. 

'Intimate mothering publics': comparing face-to-face support groups and Internet use for women seeking information and advice in the transition to first-time motherhood. 

Newsweek: 'Mommy vs. Mommy'

Apologies for the sound this week. Per usual (with a kiddo in daycare) I had a cold while I was recording. I did the best to edit my sniffles.  

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I did a deep dive into attachment parenting. I did my best to put aside my own ideas about attachment theory and approach it as a researcher.  I break down what the research does and doesn't show and the spiritual benefits one can gain from this parenting practice.  

Show Notes
New York Times Series: Room for Debate

The Benefits of Attachment Parenting for Infants and Children. A Behavioral Development View 

 Feminism and Attachment Parenting: Attitudes, Stereotypes,

and Misperceptions

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This episode is everything you wanted to know about attachment theory, plus likely a good deal more! I hadn't planned on doing an episode on Attachment Theory but the more I dive into different parenting recommendations the more I see "attachment" cited as the reasoning behind recommendations. I thought it would be useful to look at attachment from a psycho-spiritual-scientific lens, to see what we are really talking about when we talk about "attachment".

The music you here at the start of this and every episode was created by the "Wonderful" Obediya Jones-Darrell.    You can check out his work here.

Show Notes:

Show Notes

Basics on Bolby’s Attachment Theory Findings

Video demonstration of the Strange Situation  

Disorganized Attachment 

Harlow’s Monkeys

Romanian Orphans 30 years Later:

Athan and Reel on Development Psychology and Feminism/Mother Focused Lens

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Episode 1 is all about DOULAS!  What is a doula and who can utilize one? I I talk about the scientific evidence on the benefits of a doula, as well as all the crunchy goodness a doula can provide. Whether or not you've given birth or utilized a doula I hope you learn something new here.

The music you here at the start of this and every episode was created by the "Wonderful" Obediya Jones-Darrell.    You can check out his work here.

Show Notes:

Peggy Simkin- “The Meaning of Labor Pains”

Non-medical Support of Women During Childbirth: The Spiritual Meaning of Birth for Doulas 

Cochrane Review: Continuous Support for Women During Childbirth

World Health Organization: Companion During Labor 

Birth Ambassadors 

The music you here at the start of this and every episode was created by the "Wonderful" Obediya Jones-Darrell. You can check out his work here.