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Ads like that definitely contribute to PPD.

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This is so good, Emily! And it persists thru parenting. I just wrote a post in my FB group this wk about how we parents tend to buy into the idea that, if only we so everything right, everything will go right - our kids won't get into trouble, won't make "bad" choices, wont use substances, etc., and that's simply not true. Your post is a great look at how early that starts and how some ppl and companies use parents' fear and desperation to make a profit.

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It's SUCH a pervasive and alluring mindset - to believe that we can just "do it right." I think a lot of modern parenting culture obscures the fact that parenting is first and foremost a relationship, not just a series of tasks. Of course we all know this but the way we're marketed to would suggest otherwise. And we're all swimming in these ideas all the time, so it's hard to push back against them.

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Ugh, yes! Especially because pitching it as a solution to PPD is straight-up dangerous. The solution to PPD isn't sleep training, it's getting some freaking help.

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YEPPP. And I think it's dangerous to condition people to seeking that help from a product or service, not a person.

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