Hello all.
My Downing Street petition ends next Monday on 28th January. Can I urge everyone to make a last push to get as many people as possible to sign up. It reads...
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to take urgent action to protect infants and their parents from television programmes that promote outdated and discredited parenting theories.
Click here to sign petitions.pm.gov.uk/parentingshows/
SIGN TODAY AND PASS THIS ON!
Misguided TV programmes continue to be made. BBC is currently broadcasting Baby Borrowers, which is specifically mentioned in the petition. 40% of schools have subscribed to the material linked to the programme. There is a broadcast culture of 'If I do not know, then I don't need to listen. If you know, then you are wrong'. Ofcom has missed a perfect opportunity to protect infants for whom without language, deserve the greatest protection.
700,000 babies are born in the UK every year. Can it be right that less than 3700 of us care enough to sign up?
Many thanks
Clive Dorman
Director & Co-founder, The Children's Project
Member of AIMH UK Advocacy Group with
Penelope Leach
Sue Gerhardt
Prof Sarah Stewart-Brown
More information on
www.socialbaby.com/shop/page.asp?id=CVhome
I'm happy to answer any questions you may have (time permitting!)