Just wondering here because I didnt read the book- Could it be that typical "western" cultural styles of mothering encouraging detachment and "independence" as opposed to attachment turn the natural transitions of babyhood into "necessary losses" at the cost of baby's emotional health? Maybe it is the title of the book that is throwing me because in other cultures and often in our culture extended nursing into toddlerhood, preschool yrs and beyond often do not entail the "loss" of mommy and her breast. It becomes a seamless and natural transition with the child leading the weaning from the breast. Nursing is just one example that comes to mind because of the topic of this thread.

I suspect that many babies/children raised in the typical western way experience mommy as a "loss" and the estrangement that follows.

Id be interested in hearing more about the book and if the author "justifies" the way we typically raise babies in this culture.