I give you clear warning, this place is goiing to go NUTS when Channel Four airs Bringing Up Baby on the 25th Sept... Claire Verity!!!

[Aitch]

seriously. i'm watching it now for work and it is terribly upsetting. Claire Verity says 'i'm a bitch, i'm mean to them but it works', no touching, no eye contact, lots of talking about 'baby', presumably because she can't be arsed remembering the name... oh it's AWFUL.

gotta go - feel guttted for those poor babies and stupid gullible parents. surely instinct would take over and the 'rules' woluld go out fo the window. Fuck CV, fuck parenting manuals. sorry for language - feel sooo soooo angry at heartless, childless, fetid, bitter rankerous witch that I cannot speak

WHY OH WHY have a baby if you are going to ignore it? am amazed she has people who pay her for advice - shows how selfish and ignorant some people are.

Hunker
That is sooooooo sickening, and poignant.........I have a lump in my throat.

Think I need to go and kiss my girls and vow never to watch that woman .

Anyone want to abduct a baby? Just wait outside a house with CV's car out the front. You'll have AMPLE opportunity.

I once saw a documentary with an elderly lady who had used the Truby King methods espoused by Claire Verity back when they were first introduced. Documentary was about something else entirely, but this woman's story was so tragic... her husband was v. into TK and made her leave the baby outside even when he was crying his heart out - even when it snowed. Poor baby caught pneumonia and died. The lady had desperately wanted to go to her baby, but it 'wasn't allowed'.

Add your complaint here and maybe they will PregnantGrrl!

the mum said if she went outside she would need gloves and a scarf

also complain to Ofcom:

www.ofcom.org.uk/complain/

i mothered mine

Spot check here: what did you all do when that "manipulative little creature" as CV would have it cried?

Personally, if they had been fed, clean bums and I could see nothing was wrong then I wouldn't always pick them up for a cuddle but I would stroke them, talk to them and generally comfort them that mummy was there.

If a baby is not shown love and security would that not lead to anxious children and then adults?

Does Cv have any professional qualifications, any at all?

The woman should be prosecuted. I am disgusted. The babies in her charge have essentially suffered abuse in the name of entertainment and I for one will not be watching again.

nite - going off to lavish kisses and unending love on my sleeping (without rigourous heartless intervention) precious, beautiful 12mo and my amazing, adorable, intelligent 9yo.

The only thing "it" is is child abuse. I cannot believe that Channel 4 have commissioned this "experiment" with babies who cannot possibly give their consent.

I hope the NSPCC were watching.
How F**ed up CVs babies will be as adults.

I am sooo
Those poor babies.

What a horrible evil child hating woman. Lock a baby in a room in the dark for hours to scream in fear and abandonment, leave it outside in the freezing cold between daytime feeds. No cuddles. No eye contact.
Off to contact NSPCC myself.

I am so

Watched programme in parts. Not sure I can watch the next one.

( its entertainment remember mumsnetters - dont get confused with real life)

Yes, but hunkermunker, the hamster might try to manipulate you into feeding it and giving it the occasional bit of attention.

Very manipulative, hamsters.

maybe cv DOES have children, she just ignores them..

what you think they were fake babies being damaged?