Billy Dean’s Song “Let Them Be Little” Becomes Breastfeeding Favorite
August 14, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, breastfeeding, breastfeeding videos
The country music song Let Them Be Little has become a favorite of breastfeeding advocates after Grammy-award winning singer Billy Dean sang his song at the LLLI Conference in July. Here’s a video set to the song — it’s a photo montage from La Leche League of Marion County’s World Breastfeeding Week celebration in Ocala, Florida on August 3, 2007 [Edited to add: For some reason, that video is no longer available! I've put in another one that has nothing to do with breastfeeding but is a lovely video of three darling kids including two of the cutest twins]. You might want to have some tissues ready, especially for these lyrics:
So let them be little,
‘Cause they’re only that way for a while.
Give ‘em hope, give them praise,
Give them love every day.
Let ‘em cry, let ‘em giggle,
Let ‘em sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.




































Aww, I love this song but unfortunately the video is not available any longer
Know of another source for the video?
Annie, thanks so much for letting me know! I’ve edited the post to add a different video. Enjoy!
The video is on my My Space under videos. I’m glad you liked it. I am the LLL Leader of the Ocala Group. I had to take it off You Tube because LLL said something about copyright issues.