Here's another case where America has it wrong. What's all the fuss? This woman should be praised for her commitment to breastfeeding and her child. There's absolutely no evidence that prolonged breastfeeding has ever harmed a child or negatively affected their physical or mental health. To the contrary, reams of medical studies confirm what nature already knew....human milk is for human babies. How long a mom wishes to continue is up to her. End of story.