k is done for the same reason as potty training and teaching them to walk and talk. They must learn to be independent beings. As they are breastfed beyond the typical age, they are being deprived of a normal childhood. The psychological repercussions will become evident as a child grows older in an extreme breastfeeding home, causing possible issues with school, peers, future relationships, and self-esteem. All over the world, healthy breastfed babies will grow into damaged breastfed children if the number of mothers choosing extreme breastfeeding continues to increase.
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