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For all who want GF banned from MN - so does she!!

857 replies

mummygow · 11/05/2006 18:41

As you are all prob aware I follow the Gf routine and am also on her website and this was posted for us to see.

Dear Members,

In response to your emails regarding the statement in The Times Newspaper on 9th May 2006. We would like to confirm that neither Gina or her lawyers have put pressure on Mumsnet regarding the criticism that her methods receive on their forums. Gina was forced to seek legal
advice regarding other very serious issues with Mumsnet, and we will in the near future make a public statement as to her reasons for this. It would appear that some Mumsnet members are demanding a ban of the
Gina Ford name on the site. Gina herself would welcome this, as her forthcoming statement will confirm, she has for very valid reasons, no wish to be associated with the Mumsnet site.

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geekgrrl · 14/05/2006 22:10

oooh yes, will never forget Ezzo demonstrating on TV how to hit a child who is wearing a nappy Shock. Nasty, nasty piece of work. Makes CLBB seem like attachment parenting.Grin

FrannyandZooey · 14/05/2006 22:12

Blimey that post was pulled fast Shock

geekgrrl · 14/05/2006 22:13

can we have the gist? Please? I missed it.

Blunderwoman · 14/05/2006 22:14

Wow! Never had a post pulled before! Smile

snafu · 14/05/2006 22:15

Crikey. Is Ezzo after MNHQ with his big plastic spatula?

geekgrrl · 14/05/2006 22:17

C'mon Blunderwoman, give us a clean version. Who did you slag off? 'Her' or 'him'?

harpsichordcarrier · 14/05/2006 22:19

yes and Ezzo's methods are officially approved by a number of US churches Angry
and there is plenty of research to show that his methods can lead to dehydration AngryAngry
and don't even START me on the plastic spatula

JoolsToo · 14/05/2006 22:19

ooh - didn't think it was that bad Shock

Blunderwoman · 14/05/2006 22:22

Her! Grin

Politely, I'm not an advocate of 'her'.

I've been sent to stand in the naughty corner and I have learned my lesson, though that doesn't mean to say that I have changed my opinion!

geekgrrl · 14/05/2006 22:22

ahh JT, you haven't even heard half of it...
he also says you should lock your young toddler in their room or playpen for up to 4 hours without checking on them so that they learn to entertain themselves...
And you should hold your baby's hands down when feeding them... and hit them when they make a mess with their fingerfood.

harpsichordcarrier · 14/05/2006 22:24

and ignore them from the very beginning to have couple time so that they learn who's boss
vilevilevile please I really don't want to even think about it.
thank god that he doesn't seem to have taken a foothold in the UK

JoolsToo · 14/05/2006 22:24

sorry geeky - I meant blunders post Grin

the other guy sounds er er a little unorthodox?

harpsichordcarrier · 14/05/2006 22:24

and that you should hit really tiny babies...

JoolsToo · 14/05/2006 22:25

Noooooooo way! Shock I don't/can't believe that!

Rowlers · 14/05/2006 22:26

I'd never heard of Ezzo.
Just googled and found \link{http://www.ezzo.info/Articles/bbc.htm\this interview with Paxman}
Old Jezzer pulled them to bits in his usual inimitable style.

harpsichordcarrier · 14/05/2006 22:26

yes, because it's God's way. Many Us Churches run courses on his methods.

Blunderwoman · 14/05/2006 22:37

Just read that Paxman interview and this poem springs immediately to mind;

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn;
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight;
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy;
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty;
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient;
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence;
If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate;
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice;
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith;
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself;
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.

Greensleeves · 14/05/2006 22:39

I had never heard of Gary Ezzo Shock I am speechless with disgust.

JoolsToo · 14/05/2006 22:40

how could anyone (however green) read his methods and think it was fine and dandy?

bizarre

Greensleeves · 14/05/2006 22:40

Someone bought me a book called Dare to Discipline when I was pregnant with ds1...it made me cry. I burnt it on a bonfire.

harpsichordcarrier · 14/05/2006 22:49

it's because it's linked in with religion and Christian belief
it is sold as scriptual - how to raise a child God's way. Obedient etc.

harpsichordcarrier · 14/05/2006 22:51

GS Shock why??
I would have smacked them round the head with it, to demonstrate the true value of corporal punishment

ruty · 14/05/2006 22:54

it makes you think, doesn't it. Can anyone publish a book about anything to do with rearing children without the fear of getting it pulled? i've never heard of Ezzo either but rather flabbergasted he can get away with that kind of stuff getting published, let alone being successful. Shock

ruty · 14/05/2006 22:55

how to raise a child God's way? Aaaaaargh!

Adorabelle · 14/05/2006 23:00

The poem couldn't be more appropriate B.woman.
Maybe we could hunt Ezzo down & Tattoo it to
his sick little head.