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Medical, Feeding & Babywise
CRITIQUES
AAP
Media Alert | PDF Version
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Parent Directed Feeding Schedules
AAP News July 1998
"stands by its latest policy statement"--Joe M. Sanders, MD, Executive Director, AAP
Health Care Providers & Others Sign Letter of Concern to AAP (PDF)
"Babywise
Advice Linked to Dehydration, Failure to Thrive" | PDF Version
by Dr. Matthew Aney, reprinted
from the AAP News
- In the AAP News...regarding Dr. Bucknam's 1998 response to this article
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton Statement (PDF file)
Response given to question during interview with Cincinnati Enquirer
Preparation
for Parenting/Babywise tri-fold brochure
PDF format with permission
granted to print and share
A
Group of Case Studies
by Laurie Moody, lactation
counselor and former GFI "Contact Mom"
Another Group of Examples of Parents Attempting to Follow the Method
More examples can be found on the Voices of Experience page
Analysis of GFI's Babywise/AAP Comparison Chart
A pediatrician evaluates GFI's comparison chart
"Examining
the Evidence for Cue Feeding" | PDF
Version
by Jan Barger, RN, MS, IBCLS
and Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC
Explains the physiological basis for cue feeding recommendations
"How Does Milk Production Work?"
by Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC, owner of Kellymom.com
"Conflicting Messages--A Review of Babywise 2001" | Printer-friendly version
by Kathy Thile
"What to Make of Babywise" -- (PDF file)
Childbirth Instructor Journal, Nov/Dec 1999, Patty Donohue-Carey, BS, LCCE, CLE
"Problems
with the 45-minute intruder portions of the 2001 Babywise"
by Laurie Moody, lactation
counselor and former GFI contact mom
"Breastfeeding
Frequency: The AAP vs. Babywise & Baby Whisperer"
comparison
chart by Dr. Anh Gordon, et al
AAP Baby Whisperer Review
Young Physicians' Newsletter, Winter 2002, notes that scheduled feeding recommendations in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer run counter to AAP and other specialists' recommendations. Since the recommendations are the same and the two programs very similar, this warning would apply to Babywise as well.
Scheduled
Feedings
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, explains how babies' feedings fit into real life
"Breast
Babies and Schedules"
Becky Flores,
BSed, IBCLC
"Baby Care Book Could be Dangerous" (PDF version)
Drs. Barry and Pamela Zuckerman, CHILD Magazine, Pediatric News opinion piece
Sheila Kitzinger's Letter from Europe: Boot Camps for Babies
BIRTH: Issues in Perinatal Care, March 2006
"Preparation
for Behavioral Pediatrics"
by Rebecca Prewett
"Some
Concerns about the Ezzo Method"
by Rebecca Prewett
"In
Response"
by Rebecca Prewett (responds
to Ezzo's rebuttal of above article--Ezzo's article no
longer available on-line)
"Scheduling,
Routine, Flexibility, and Responsiveness: Muddling through
the Maze of Conflicting Baby Advice"
by Rebecca Prewett
Letter
of Concern
to their Church by Steve and
Kateri Rein
"Strict
Parenting Schedules"
from the Couple to Couple league
"Parenting Experiment"
by Mary Ann Griffin, RN, CNM and Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
"Religious
Parenting Programs: Their Relationship to Child Abuse
Prevention"
The Child Abuse Prevention
Council of Orange County
Parenting Program Committee
Report, Preparation for Parenting portion, May 14 1996
"Babywise--Not
So Wise" | PDF (large file)
by Moire Porter, article first appeared in The Early Childhood Educator, Winter 2001
"Analysis
of GFI's information on co-sleeping and SIDS"
from 1997, an analysis
of a then-current GFI article may still be useful
Thirty-five
unsubstantiated and/or false medical statements in Babywise
'95
by Dr. Matt Aney (newer editions may have inherited some of these statements)
AllExperts: Pediatrics
David Olsen, MD, responds to a parent's question about Babywise
Medical, Feeding & Babywise
NEWS REPORTS
"Getting Wise to Babywise" | PDF version
Salon Magazine, Katie Allison Granju
"BabyWise?
BeWary! Who is Gary Ezzo and why..." (PDF file)
Tulsa Kids,
part one, by Cindy Webb, B.S.
"BabyWise?
BeWary! What Ezzo Doesn't Know About Child Development..." (PDF file)
Tulsa Kids,
part two, by Cindy Webb, B.S.
"Ezzos
Dispense Strict Advice But Experts Are Crying Foul"
by Barbara Carton, WALL STREET
JOURNAL, Feb 17 1998
"What's the Fuss over Babywise and Preparation for Parenting?" | PDF version
by Tyler Horner, Ph. D.
"
by Kelly Griffith for the Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, FL)-- Reprinted by permission at ParentsPlace
under the title:"Ezzo
Parenting: A Threat to Baby's Health?"
"Q
and A with Gary Ezzo"
by
Kelly Griffith, a sidebar to the above article html
version
"Raising
Babies by the Book"
by Kelly
Griffith, a sidebar to the above article comparing Ezzo's
recommendations to those of the AAP
"Growing
Criticism: Groups back away from Preparation for Parenting"
by Randy Frame in Christianity
Today
Critics Question Wisdom
of 'Babywise' Parenting
by Hanna Rosin, Washington
Post; as reprinted by the Seattle Times
(This reference originally was:
"A Tough Plan for Raising Children Draws Fire:
Babywise Books Worry Pediatricians
and Others", Washington Post.)
Child Development
Focus on the Family statement | (former statement here)
Dr. James Dobson--transcript of brief remarks
Religious
Parenting Programs: Their Relationship to Child Abuse
Prevention
The Child Abuse Prevention
Council of Orange County Parenting Program Committee
Report May 14 1996
"Designed for Relationship: Infants' Brain Structures and Chemicals Respond to Nurture and Stress"
by Nancy Williams, MA, MFT, CCE, IBCLC (2006)
"How Ezzo's
Child-Rearing Philosophy Impacts Psychosocial and Physical
Development"
by Cheryl Tyler, M.Ed., Special
Education
"
by Cindy Webb, Tulsa Kids,
part one
"BabyWise?
BeWary --What Ezzo Doesn't Know About Child Development..."
by Cindy Webb, Tulsa Kids,
part two
"Children
Need Touching and Attention, Harvard Researchers Say"
by Alvin Powell, Harvard
Research Gazette
"Controlled
Crying"
Australian Association of Infant
Mental Health position paper
"A Critique of GKGW" | PDF version
by Dr. Barbara Francis, Christian psychologist
"Growing Families International: An Extreme Response to Attachment Parenting"
by Dr. Barbara Francis, CAPS West Newsletter [Christian Association for Psychological Studies]
"The Anti-Spock: Confronting the Horrors Wrought by 'Child-Centered' Parenting"
by Polly Morrice, a Houston-based writer on education and parenting, published by beliefnet.
"GKGW: Myths and Misconceptions"
A former GFI "Contact
Mom" shares from her heart
by Ken McDuff in Group
Magazine
"Growing
Kids the Ezzo Way"
by Dr. Philip Ryken, 10th Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia
"On
Becoming Childwise: A Critique"
by Laurie Moody, mother and educator
by Cheryl Tyler, M.Ed., Special Education
"Religious
Parenting Programs: Their Relationship to Child Abuse
Prevention"
Report from the religious task
force appointed by a Child Abuse Prevention Council in
Orange County CA.
"Some
Concerns about the Ezzo Method"
by Rebecca Prewett
"Growing
Kids: Is it God's Way?"
by Lisa Marasco, IBCLC
"Whose
Way, After All?"
by Barbara Curtis
"A
Critique of GKGW" [Download the PDF version here]
by Dr. Kent McClain
"The Cultic Characteristics of Growing Families International: More
than a Parenting Ministry" | PDF version
by Kathleen Terner and Elliott
Miller, Christian Research Journal
"A
Matter of Bias?" | PDF version
by Kathleen Terner and Elliott
Miller, Christian Research Journal
Character and Ministry Controversy
An Open Letter About the Ezzotruth Site
Documentation linked to a timeline
STATEMENTS
Living
Hope Excommunication Statement | PDF version
LHEF is the church which excommunicated him in 2000
GCC withdraws their endorsement
PDF
version
Dr. MacArthur is Ezzo's former pastor at Grace Community Church
Phil Johnson was the elder
at GCC who drafted the
statement of non-endorsement
former friends and co-founders of GFI
Frank York is the former
editorial director at GFI
Frank York is the former editorial
director at GFI.
Does
Public Criticism of Gary Ezzo Violate Matthew 18
Should critics approach Ezzo privately?
Character and Ministry Controversy
NEWS REPORTS
Character and Ministry Controversy "More
than a Parenting Ministry"
by Kathleen Terner and Elliott
Miller, Christian Research Journal
"A
Matter of Bias?"
by Kathleen Terner and Elliott
Miller, Christian Research Journal
"Babywise
Publisher Plans Contract Cancellation"
by Corrie Cutrer, Christianity
Today, March 2001
"Babywise Almost Dropped"
by Corrie Cutrer, Christianity
Today, June 2001
"
by Randy Frame, Christianity
Today
"
by Kathleen Terner, Christian
Research Institute
by Frank York, MCO Journal, Spring/Summer 2002, Midwest Christian
Outreach
a writer describes his experiences working at
GFI
"
by Frank York, former GFI editorial
director
RESPONSES FROM THOSE ATTACKED BY EZZO
Ezzo attacks a questioner at a GFI Q & A session
Ezzo attacked GFI "whistle-blower" who spoke to
Christianity Today
Ezzo attacked a World Magazine journalist following publication of article labeling the method controversial.
Ezzo attacked this couple whose pastor had told them to send their questions about the ministry directly to GFI.
by Rebecca Prewett
Ezzo attacked a mother whose review of his material appeared in a homeschooling journal.
Biblical & Theological Issues
"The
Ethics of Ezzo"
by Tony Payne, The Briefing, Matthias Media.
Critique of Ezzo's
use of the Bible in his teachings.
"Growing
Kids the Ezzo Way"
by Dr. Philip Ryken, 10th Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia
"Preparation
for Behavioral Pediatrics"
by Rebecca Prewett
"A Critique of GKGW"
by Dr. Kent McClain, contains a list of out of context
or misapplied Scriptures
Focus
on the Family statement
touches briefly on misapplication
of Scripture (older
statement here)
"A Critique of Growing Kids God's Way"
from Biblical Discernment Ministries
Information
about the Growing Kids God's Way Movement
by Northwest Bible Church,
Oklahoma City, OK
"The
Faulty Theology of the Ezzos"
by Mary Walker
Orange
County Child Abuse Council's Religious Task Force report
contains some biblical analysis
from the family life pastors on the committee.
Dr.
Ed Coates' analysis of Reflections of Moral Innocence
an analysis of the Ezzos' sex
education curriculum
Unto the Least of These: Godly Parenting of Your Baby
by Rebecca Lewis, a booklet
that contains some biblical analysis of the issues
William Carey Library, P. O. Box 40129, Pasadena, CA 91114
(626) 798-0819 or email
"On
Becoming Childwise: A Critique"
by Laurie Moody, mother of
4 with 20 years of teaching and childcare experience
"Biblical Discipline: Conclusions"
by Laurie Moody, on the biblical basis for "chastisement" by a former GFI "contact mom"
"There
is No Place Like Home"
by Ellen Hrebeniuk, The Briefing, Matthias Media
"Growing
Families International--a Catholic Theological Critique"
by John Kippley, founder of the Couple to Couple League
"Neo-Evangelizing
the Catholic Family with an Alien Gospel"
by Dr. Thomas and Jacintha
Mezzetti
"Woman
to Woman"
by Helen Aardsma, The Mother's Companion, Vol 4, No. 2
"Whose
Way, After All?"
by Barbara Curtis, author. Visit her on the web at MommyLife.net
"Mothering
in the Shadow of the Cross"
by Rebecca Prewett
"And the Bible Sayeth, Train up a Child in the Way He Should Go"
by Dr. William Sears, Christian pediatrician and father of 8
"Home Run"
by Nancy Wilson, Credenda Agenda, Volume 8, Issue 3
"More than a Parenting Ministry"
by Kathleen Terner and Elliot Miller, Christian Research Journal, Christian Research Institute
"Growing Kids God's Way -- Not Ezzo's"
"Clarifications"
"On the Cultic Mindset, Ezzoism, and Sleeping Through the Night"
by Dr. Bob Bixby, Morningstar Baptist Church
Preparation for Parenting Class
Steve Rein's letter to his church after attending this class
"Scheduling,
Routine, Flexibility, and Responsiveness: Muddling through
the Maze of Conflicting Baby Advice"
by Rebecca Prewett
"Some
Concerns about the Ezzo Method"
by Rebecca Prewett
"In
Response"
by Rebecca Prewett (responds
to Ezzo's rebuttal of above article--unfortunately no
longer available on-line)
"Strict
Parenting Schedules"
from the Couple to Couple league
"Neo-Evangelizing the Catholic Parent with an Alien Gospel"
by Dr. Thomas and Jacintha Mezzetti
(Protestant parents may find much of value in this critique as well.)
"A Church Reviews Their Use of Materials From GFI"
A review process with a peaceful resolution
CONCERNS VOICED BY CHRISTIAN LEADERS
Christian
Leaders & Organizations Voice Concerns
a partial list
General News and Media Reports
"Ezzos
Dispense Strict Advice But Experts Are Crying Foul"
by Barbara Carton, WALL STREET
JOURNAL, Feb 17 1998
"Is the Babywise Method Right For You?"
by Cindy Webb, Tulsa Kids, 2003 Gold Medal Winning Article
Ezzo-fied!
by Katie Allison Granju
Ezzo Parenting: Threat to Baby's Health?
by Kelly Griffith,
originally published with two sidebar articles (below)
in the Bradenton Herald under the title: ". Reprinted by permission at ParentsPlace.
"Q
and A with Gary Ezzo" | HTML version
by
Kelly Griffith
"Raising
Babies by the Book"
by Kelly
Griffith, comparison chart
"Wisdom
of Babywise Child Rearing Method Questioned"
by Hanna Rosin, Seattle Times, originally published in the Washington Post as "A Tough Plan for Raising Children Draws Fire: Babywise Books Worry Pediatricians
and Others"
Growing
Criticism: Groups back away from Preparation for Parenting
by Randy Frame, Christianity
Today
Getting
Wise to Babywise
by Katie Allison Granju,
Salon Magazine
When
to Let Your Baby Cry
by Barbara Meltz, Boston Globe,
June 3, 2004
Babywise--Fox
News 9 | Transcript
Report of the basic controversy,
Mar 3, 2004
Babywise report--WXYZ Detroit [Video]
by Steve Wilson, Nov 2004 Part 1 of investigative report
Babywise--KAKE Wichita, KS
Report, Nov 2004
"Babies
in Danger?" | PDF
version
by Jenny Deam, Ladies Home
Journal, April 1999
BBC Newsnight | PDF
version
transcript of 1999 report and
in-studio interview
"Wise
Advice for Babies?"
by Eric Patterson, Boulder Weekly
"Whats the Fuss over Babywise and Preparation for Parenting?"
by Tyler Horner, Ph. D.
"The
Ezzos Know Best"
by Roy Maynard, WORLD Magazine 1996
"Warning:
Babywise Isn't"
by Annie Chickering
"Raising
Children "God's Way?"--Oh Baby!" |
by Dr. Brian Donnelly (pediatrician), Catholic Parent
"The Brave
New Baby"
by Thomas S. Giles, Christianity
Today 1993
"Are
the Ezzos Culturally Insensitive?"
by Thomas S. Giles, Christianity Today 1993
Religion:
A Year in Review:
Comings and Goings: Dumped--Gary Ezzo
WORLD Magazine, December 2001
Babywise--Not
So Wise
by Moire Porter, The Early Childhood Educator, Winter 2001
Links to Web Discussion Forums
Awareparent.net
Discussion and debate
about the Ezzo method by well-informed participants
FREEfromEzzo
Yahoo Group
Support for former Ezzo method
users
Ezzo
Debate Board at Parents Place
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