>>Is there any way we can report cases to the authors of Preparation for
PARENTING so they can be made aware how often THEIR PLAN DOEN"T WORK ? it
doen't make spiritual or logical sense that so many mothers HAVE TO RELY on
artificial "man made" not GOD made to nourish a baby it doesn't add up ! Can
we call
thewm or send e-mail reports I know alot of us have cases. It's so easy for
the docs to miss this they don't have time to get into spiritual discussions
with families when you have a failure to thrive infant in crisis.<<

Yes! And please do. Mr. Ezzo was very angry with the CT article in Aug '93
and claimed that those FTT babies were the parent's fault, that they did not
follow his curriculum properly.  Also, he says that these are "very few" out
of all the families that he helps. Please, please write in if your clients
won't. I think that hard copies are best, as they cannot be altered while
e-mail can be. You might also consider cc'ing a local health dept, or Focus
on the Family, etc.  I would recommend also that you present the case as
objectively as possible, give your professional opinion based on the
evidence, and not out-and-out blast anyone.  Limit your personal reaction to
one or two statements; too much emotionalism, though well-justified, will
take away from the impact of your case.

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