I had wondered about this factor when I saw the ads for the show.
But I have a problem with this in the article: "'Should this practice be emulated without the benefit of the observing camera, it is important to note that teenagers may be more likely than adult strangers to abuse or neglect infants and toddlers,'" said Anne Glowinski, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and member of AACAP's Infancy and Preschool Committee."
Is there any reliable evidence at all, I wonder, that teenagers are more likely than adults to abuse or neglect children in their temporary care? If so, she should have cited it (and I am guessing that there isn't any, given her "may be more likely"--could it be any more weasel-worded?). If not, this is nothing more than her guess and has no place in the story, certainly not as a prominent paragraph.
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Date: 2008-07-11 04:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-11 04:54 pm (UTC)Who the hell thought this was a good idea?
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Date: 2008-07-11 07:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-11 08:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-11 09:00 pm (UTC)But I have a problem with this in the article:
"'Should this practice be emulated without the benefit of the observing camera, it is important to note that teenagers may be more likely than adult strangers to abuse or neglect infants and toddlers,'" said Anne Glowinski, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and member of AACAP's Infancy and Preschool Committee."
Is there any reliable evidence at all, I wonder, that teenagers are more likely than adults to abuse or neglect children in their temporary care? If so, she should have cited it (and I am guessing that there isn't any, given her "may be more likely"--could it be any more weasel-worded?). If not, this is nothing more than her guess and has no place in the story, certainly not as a prominent paragraph.
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Date: 2008-07-13 12:59 pm (UTC)There have been a few retrospective small studies, but it's hard to get 'hard evidence' for a statement like that one.
I mean, you can't exactly say, "Okay, we're going to design a study in which infants or toddlers are put at risk of neglect."