[ozmidwifery] Fw: 60 Minutes

[Heartlogic]

Title: 60 Minutes

Dear all, The attachment parenting programme on 60mins provides a great opportunity to discuss the issues in the media.  I am forwarding an email from Kali Wendorf from Byron Child for your information.   For the real story on attachment parenting, one great resource is Dr James Prescott's work on the origin of love and violence. Peaceful societies carried their babies and breastfed them for over 2 1/2 years, hostile societies separate mothers and babies, subject babies to all sorts of interventions, distorts women's sense of self, does not breastfed, expects babies to self soothe and generally aborts nurturing behaviour. See link below   http://ttfuture.org/services/bonding/main.htm   As Allen Ginsberg said "Whoever controls the media - the images - controls the culture"   with best wishes, Carolyn Hastie     ----- Original Message ----- From: Byronchild Admin To: byronchild Admin Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 10:50 PM Subject: 60 Minutes Hello beloved readers of byronchild, I am writing you in hope that you will stand up to make your voices heard. Opportunities like this do not arise often. Last night’s 60 Minutes (22nd Oct, Australia) hosted a feature on Attachment Parenting. It was a catastrophe, and demonstrated incredibly negligent journalism. It portrayed ‘attachment parenting’, and by extension anyone wishing to explore childrearing possibilities outside of the dominant ‘disconnection parenting’ paradigm, as being possibly dangerous to children’s welfare. Great if they want to have a real discussion, but plainly that was not on the agenda. Not one Attachment Parenting expert was interviewed, no research presented, nor evidence regarding optimal development, only a selection of parents who were poorly portrayed. Then the only ‘expert’ on hand was a GP who said that aspects of Attachment Parenting and home-schooling borders on child abuse. I would like to use the opportunity to address the sloppy journalism that has become the norm in this country, as well as create a chance for bonding and attachment to be really considered by mainstream media. Please write to 60 Minutes after reading for yourself the transcript (see link below), and register your opinion about their piece. Or alternatively, forward to them the form letter I have created below. You can use it as is or change it to suit. Make sure you contact them this week. Hundreds of people have been contacted about this matter. Wouldn’t it be great if they heard from all of us. Perhaps 60 Minutes may do a real story. It is possible! See http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2006_10_22/story_1801.asp Email them at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Love, Kali Kali Wendorf Editor byronchild magazine Byron Publications Pty Ltd PO Box 971, Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia 2482 Tel: 02 6684 4353 http://www.byronchild.com To Whom it May Concern, October 22nd’s feature story on Attachment Parenting was a shocking example of poor and biased journalism. Attachment Parenting remains the only style of parenting in recorded history that is backed by a large and highly respected body of research. It is one of the few solutions to the pandemic of challenges facing humanity today, as it produces children who are confident, intelligent and empathetic. Your shoddy treatment of this evidence-based style of parenting, which promotes healthy bonding in infants and young children, is inexcusable. It is well known fact that failure to establish a strong, loving connection with a primary caregiver is a major cause of autism, depression, violence, eating disorders, substance abuse and many other common problems of adolescence and adulthood. What a shame your program persisted in perpetuating even more ignorance in this area. Please do your research, and produce an accurate program soon. Regards, ------ End of Forwarded Message