parenthood

There is a lot of chatter whenever a larger baby is born and exceeds a hospital’s record. The media storm that follows, social and mainstream, makes for the viral nature of the images.
The so-called “fourth trimester” is a catchy name being used to focus on the first three months of a baby’s life after birth and mom’s postpartum period.
Ideology, not medical reality, and activism have infected much of modern parenting these days.
As a society, are we losing our grasp for the obvious and the most basic, fundamental understanding of how to nurture the next generation and each other?