Parents Petition for ‘Sesame Street’ To Feature Breastfeeding

There are some that believe Sesame Street has been neglecting a particular topic in terms of their educational programming: breastfeeding.

As of Jan. 10, nearly 3,000 people had signed an online petition titled “Bring breastfeeding back to Sesame Street.”

The group, which says it is sponsored by “breastfeeding mothers and their supporters everywhere,” aims to get 5,000 signatures. 

“Back in the 70’s and 80’s nursing was tastefully shown on the show but now they have replaced their nursing videos with bottles,” says the site.

Full Article

Here’s an old Sesame Street clip from 1977 about breast feeding.

This entry was posted in Goofy. Bookmark the permalink.

One Response to Parents Petition for ‘Sesame Street’ To Feature Breastfeeding

Comments are closed.