As a Montessori school director and a mom, I know an app can't replace a village

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Nearly 12 years ago, I found a rudimentary app that helped me track how often and for how long I fed my baby. I told my mom about it, excited to share how advanced things had gotten since her days of feeding babies. My mom responded matter-of-factly, "Honey, you don't need all that. Just let the baby nurse when she's hungry."