I have a great support structure for raising babies

Ok, we all know how babies come into our world, but how do you know what to do with them? They certainly don't come with a manual, although there are plenty of books on the subject! Well, I've got my own support infrastructure.

Chronologically speaking:
My mother-in-law is a midwife. This covers birth minus nine months to about 2 months old (maybe longer in some cases).

My sister is a lactation specialist who knows more about breastfeeding (or is it "breast-feeding" as my dictionary wants to correct it?) than anyone I can imagine. This covers from moments after birth to years later. (It's very interesting how different cultures and societies treat breastfeeding. See this, this, or poke around here )

My sister is a licensed day-care provider. She has had kids as young as about 2 months old and as old as 5 years.

My mother is a retired kindergarten teacher (who also taught other grades at times). She is the only kindergarten teacher I know that has a PhD in Child development (I'm sure there are others though). That covers from about 5 years old to 6 or 7 years-old.

My step-mother is a retired psychiatric social worker who specialized in adolescence. And I know she's dealt with kids between 7 and 25. She has some wild stories to tell, but wisely saves them for herself.

Of course, I'm done with the baby part and moving rapidly into the raising teenagers part. Just thought I'd share.