Babywise has to be stopped. Who's with me? - Page 3

[Artisan]

SpiralWoman, I 100% agree with your intentions to delete the Babywise culture from America's radar. I don't think, however, that demanding a book be removed from a bookseller's shelves is the way to go. You are not going to agree with every book B&N sells, and to try and selectively remove the ones you disagree with is essentially limiting the freedom of speech this country holds so dear.

Again, AGREE with your intentions -- but a boycott for stocking the book isn't an answer.

[JessicaS]

I won't boycott but I do enjoy slipping more info into the books.

We used to have a book hiding campaign going on on the boards but I think I like the inserts or flyers more..

[phathui5]

my letter to Christian bookstore

Here's my letter, if you want to use it as a sample. It's probably only good for Christian bookstores:



To Whom It May Concern:


I was in your store today and I noticed that you carry books by Gary Ezzo, specifically; Babywise and Childwise. This concerns me for multiple reasons. When a parent sees a book at the Christian bookstore, they take it that the store approves of or is endorsing that book. Mr. Ezzo’s materials have not been recommended by the medical community at large and also by Christian groups such as Focus on the Family.

I’m including with this letter references to medical warnings about the books, along with articles about Gary Ezzo’s theology. It is my hope that you will prayerfully consider them and remove the books from your shelves.


A loyal customer,






Enclosures:
•Medical commentary on Babywise http://www.ezzo.info/Aney/aneyaap.htm
•AAP warning about scheduled feeding http://www.ezzo.info/AAP/aap_media_alert.htm
•Focus on the Family statement about Ezzo materials http://www.ezzo.info/Focus/FOTFstatement.htm
•‘Christianity Today’ article about Gary Ezzo http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/013/6.70.html

[HeatherSanders]

phathui5

Your letter is inspiring and very simple - succinct.

Thank you for sharing - a good 'form' to follow.

[cottonwood]

Someone mentioned that some of the material has been changed for the new edition -- does anybody know the specifics?

[DaryLLL]

Originally posted by blueviolet
Someone mentioned that some of the material has been changed for the new edition -- does anybody know the specifics?

The new edition is not really new. He changed it 3 or more yrs ago, as far as I recall.

He stopped reccing slapping the child's hand with a spatula when she throws food or fools around too much in her highchair. Now he recs just squeezing the hand enough to cause a little pain. Yippee.

He also is a tad more flexible on breastmilk or ABM feeding schedules. He still prefers a 3 hour schedule, but says it is something to work towards, so if you must feed after only 2 1/2 hours (!), go ahead, for a while.

[As I had 3 kids who needed to nurse every hour for about their first 2 yrs (unless asleep), this would have been the death of all of us.]

Those are the changes I know about, a concession to putting off charges that his methods cause FTT or death, and are child abusive.

[MisfitMama]

I don't know how to clip a quote on here, but this is in reply to the above post.

I sent a couple of questions to the GFI website (Ezzo's site) and pretended to be genuinely interested, so they wouldn't lie. I said, I have a friend who is hitting her kid with a wooden spoon (true!) - do you advocate this? And they replied and said no, they advocate hitting with a "flexible object."

On the other hand, this might have been out of CHILDWISE, which is ANOTHER topic I could go off on for hours and hours - but that would be a different thread.

I also have a question - does anyone know WHO advocates feeding your baby every FOUR hours? I just met someone who has her baby on this schedule. Needless to say, at three months, he looks like a skeleton. I'm going to call Child Protection tomorrow, but I doubt they will care. If Ezzo recommends every 2-1/2 to 3 hours - where does the 4 hour stuff come from?

Just for the record, I was too horrified to say anything to this woman on the spot, because I am a WIMP! But then I couldn't sleep and so I called her the next day and told her to look at www.ezzo.info - I wish I was the kind of person that could have just launched into a speech about how her child should be taken away from her. . .

MisfitMama

[phathui5]

I'm going to call Child Protection tomorrow, but I doubt they will care.

I would talk to the woman before you call social services on her. You can do it without calling her a child abuser. You can print out this http://www.ezzo.info/Aney/aapmediaalert.pdf to give her. The AAP is pretty mainstream and people tend to listen when I go, "The AAP says..."