In order not to cause a lay mother that fear, they should have phrased it "Babies of your child's age are not expected to speak any words at all." Anything implying that it would be normal for a 7-month-old to have one or two words, or be approaching a "burst" of language, could cause any mother with normal maternal doubt real fear.
I feel similar annoyance when other pro-breastfeeding mothers frighten new mothers or make them feel guilty by giving almost-but-not-quite accurate information (such as "you can't have low supply because it's a vanishingly rare condition" or "it doesn't hurt if you're doing it right, ever"). I am a pro-breastfeeding mother who likes to encourage people to breastfeed, and to support them when they try, and I don't think scaring them or guilt-tripping them achieves anything useful, and it gives the rest of us a bad rep.
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Date: 2005-11-19 10:40 am (UTC)I feel similar annoyance when other pro-breastfeeding mothers frighten new mothers or make them feel guilty by giving almost-but-not-quite accurate information (such as "you can't have low supply because it's a vanishingly rare condition" or "it doesn't hurt if you're doing it right, ever"). I am a pro-breastfeeding mother who likes to encourage people to breastfeed, and to support them when they try, and I don't think scaring them or guilt-tripping them achieves anything useful, and it gives the rest of us a bad rep.