Bottlefeeding for School Children

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in the Mail

Who feeds them? Is it their mother?

I don't know what to think really - never heard of it before.

I'm not sure what to think either - without knowing any of the background to the Therapy being used - and it's success rates in the US difficult to judge.

Bottle feeding hmmmmmmmmm

A special teacher/counsellor I think.

If this was printed on April 1st, I'd have thought it was a wind up.
You have to be joking!

There must be a better way to promote bonding between 10/11 year olds and their parents than going back to bottle feeding - I would have thought anyway. Something more age appropriate?

I'm speechless... my son would be mortified if someone snuggle him into their arms and bottle fed him!...

Not sure about the bottle feeding idea, but I could see value if the parents came into the school and the therapist helped them connect with their child via the hair combing, hand washing etc.

but if you read the article - and this page - you'll see that bottle feeding them is only a tiny part of the Theraplay.

doesnt matter if its just a part FA, its just weird IMO.
and tbh, I can't really see any 10/11 year old saying "oh yes please, I'd like a bottle of milk"

kind of difficult to make any sort of judgement without knowing all about it, which one article in the mail hardly tells us...
of course it sounds odd, hence its a 'story' in the paper.... duh

lets not forget these are for very emotionally detached and broken relationships.........and I don't see where it says they'd be bottlefed milk???? You can put anything in a bottle (shot of Whisky anyone )

thx fannyannie for a bit more info

It doesn't make sense if you view it from the perspective of a happy secure child with a good relationship with parennts.
As part of a therapeutic process I couldn't comment because not ennough is written about it in the mail, and I'm not qualified to judge any form of therapy.

But I have seen children in mainstream schools whose emotional development is so awry that you can see that their ability to learn and to live socially constructive lives as they grow is going to be a big challenge.

If anything can help them , it is worth trying - for all of our sakes!

Or maybe tea with sugar, lol!

well said blu

I agree with Blu. This seems crazy, but I have taught kids of 14 who had emotional ages of 7-8 year olds. Unless you address their emotional development, they can't get on academically either.

less emotive work is done by nurture groups, and there are many of them in the UK doing excellent work with disadvantaged kids to try to break the cycle of deprivation that many families get trapped inside.

Barking.
Mind you,i take everything the Mail says with a pinch of salt.