I am in need of recommendations for programs that include a religious
component as alternatives for Ezzo. ( I have a list, but do not have
information on individual programs.)  Have any of you had experience with
some of the other programs, ones that may include classes or a self-directed
curriculum that would be good quality alternatives?

 I had a small victory with one of my childbirth students.  She had told me
that she was planning on using a parent-directed feeding plan with her baby.
I suggested that she might not be aware that this information was
controversial, and gave her all my anti-Ezzo materials.  I also included
information on the ways in which babies develop, primarily on lactation and
the physiologic effects of being left to cry.

She came back to class and told me that she had not realized that the Ezzo
material was so controversial and extreme because she had attended the class
at their Church.  She asked me for alternative parenting programs that have
a religious component.  Of course I recommended Dr. Sears.  Thankfully, this
mom and dad are willing to be open-minded and are willing to put in lots of
effort to learn.  I would like to provide lots of resources in support of
their obvious commitment.

I learned a lot about reaching  this family that I can use to reach others;
1) they did not know that Ezzo is so extreme and controversial because it
came from a trusted source and 2) if a family is willing to read and/or
attend the class, they are well-intentioned and willing to work at being
good parents.  Capitalizing on their willingness to learn was crucial to
getting them to re-evaluate Babywise.

Joanne McCrory CBE AAHCC

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