Comments on: New forms of authoritarianism http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2006/06/04/new-forms-of-authoritarianism/ Challenging the Zeitgeist Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: TW http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2006/06/04/new-forms-of-authoritarianism/#comment-106 TW Sun, 04 Jun 2006 17:10:38 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2006/06/04/new-forms-of-authoritarianism/#comment-106 In the latest New Scientist there is an article about current research into this. Apparently, "controlled crying" does not produce any long term benefits -or- reduce the amount of distress the baby suffers from. Granted the research also concluded that "too much" attention didnt help either. The happy medium seemed best... Is this the start of a backlash against SuperNannies? (I can but hope so). In the latest New Scientist there is an article about current research into this. Apparently, “controlled crying” does not produce any long term benefits -or- reduce the amount of distress the baby suffers from.

Granted the research also concluded that “too much” attention didnt help either. The happy medium seemed best…

Is this the start of a backlash against SuperNannies? (I can but hope so).

]]> By: admin http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2006/06/04/new-forms-of-authoritarianism/#comment-105 admin Sun, 04 Jun 2006 17:07:43 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2006/06/04/new-forms-of-authoritarianism/#comment-105 Well said. I am surprised this article in the paper escaped me. Well said. I am surprised this article in the paper escaped me.

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