On parenting styles
Data tell us that mammalian care patterns are based on the composition of mammalian milk suggesting that human infants cannot tolerate long intervals between their feedings and that, following the wisdom of nature, babies should be fed on cue, i.e. self-demand.
Abstract
Aristotle wrote centuries ago, "There is reason behind everything in nature." Anthropological data tell us that mammalian care patterns are based on the composition of mammalian milk. The deer and the dog are nesting or caching mammals who forage for food and return to the nest to feed their young at intervals. The milk of these mammals is high in protein and fat concentration in order to sustain their young during their often long wait for food. In contrast, goat milk is low in protein and fat. The goat is a carrying or hibernating animal that feeds its young on a more or less continuous basis. Human milk is even lower in protein and fat suggesting that human infants cannot tolerate long intervals between their feedings and that, following the wisdom of nature, babies should be fed on cue, i.e. self-demand.