The normal age for a child to be weened is 6 months to a year I'm pretty sure. It's quite an odd thing that he still does it. A mother in a National Geographic Taboo episode said that she still breastfed her 5 year old son because it was a bonding time for them. Who knows? But it'll be embarrassing for him when he's older and he starts dating to admit that he wasn't weened until (hopefully) nine.
It may be your place to speak up, it may not, but if it is do so. Just think about your brother's pride.
Paediatricians recommend breastfeeding for upto two years. 6 months is "common" in the US because Americans are over-sensitive when it comes to genitals and nudity. Still feeding at 9 is fine.
What normal age are you talking about? You should check your info. I have watched this programme on NatGeo and I think that there is nothing wrong in breastfeeding a young child. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Why should he be embarrassed? Why should his brother 'speak up'? This is none of his business.
9 is pretty old to still be breastfeeding. The weaning age for humans technically is 2 to 5 years old, but most people wean their children much younger than that. Personally I wouldn't before 2 years if I were to breastfeed. :x
But by 9 you should be pretty much off it.. it's not necessarily wrong, just a bit unusual. You'd have to know far more about the parenting and the child to really get an idea if this was effecting him negatively or not.
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The normal age for a child to be weened is 6 months to a year I'm pretty sure. It's quite an odd thing that he still does it. A mother in a National Geographic Taboo episode said that she still breastfed her 5 year old son because it was a bonding time for them. Who knows? But it'll be embarrassing for him when he's older and he starts dating to admit that he wasn't weened until (hopefully) nine.
It may be your place to speak up, it may not, but if it is do so. Just think about your brother's pride.
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Paediatricians recommend breastfeeding for upto two years. 6 months is "common" in the US because Americans are over-sensitive when it comes to genitals and nudity. Still feeding at 9 is fine.
What normal age are you talking about? You should check your info. I have watched this programme on NatGeo and I think that there is nothing wrong in breastfeeding a young child. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Why should he be embarrassed? Why should his brother 'speak up'? This is none of his business.
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9 is pretty old to still be breastfeeding. The weaning age for humans technically is 2 to 5 years old, but most people wean their children much younger than that. Personally I wouldn't before 2 years if I were to breastfeed. :x
But by 9 you should be pretty much off it.. it's not necessarily wrong, just a bit unusual. You'd have to know far more about the parenting and the child to really get an idea if this was effecting him negatively or not.
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I completely agree it's unusual but I definitely don't see anything wrong in a lady still breastfeeding her nine year old