I'm looking for an answer to these questions. First, how many waking hours a day did the parents spend with their children? Second, in the preparation for the separation, was the possibility of attachment disruption discussed with the parents? Were any specific policies in place to prevent attachment disruption? Third, does anybody really believe that leaving your child with strangers in a strange place, and popping in when things get bad is a good idea? Fourth, has any consideration been given to the possibility that airing the video of this experience on national TV will aggravate the impact on those children, make it a continued reality in their lives long after the initial experience is over?
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
NBC still closes my browser when I try to communicate directly with them. If someone could copy that first paragraph and post it on the NBC message board, I would take it as a great personal favor. I've also been trying to comment on other news forums like newspapers that did press releases about the show. I have been prevented from commenting! Yeah, in the US. Those entities are privately held. It is legal, they don't have to post what I say. Somebody give it a try and see if it is just that they recognize my e-mail, or if commentary is being censored because NBC really doesn't want this discussion to take place. I haven't tried ABC/CBS or cable networks. The most important thing is to contact your local NBC affiliate and their parent corporation and advertisers.
America, land of the free!!

I've asked sballvr for that info, as she is a child pshychologist (sic). I am a mom. I don't have a college degree.

Any parents who use daycare or babysitters want to comment on the notion that 3 days in a strange setting with strangers is the same as part of a day?

So, any nurse who works on a pediatric ward, could you please address that about the parents visit the kids at least once a day? Wouldn't you like some data on one question, "How many waking hours per day do the children and parents spend together?"

I don't want the show to air if we don't have that question answered.

Got a 4 hour training tonight. If you can watch NBC this evening, and call advertisers, please do. What I do is during commercial breaks, I write down all the advertisers, then during the show I run around the house and find products advertised, and call their customer service numbers. This is quicker for me than finding the numbers on the internet. Just tell the person who answers the phone that you are part of a boycott of NBC, and you want to talk to their PR people about your concerns. Most of them, (except Kimberley Clark, but I didn't have any huggies at home so if you do try that number) will send you to somebody's voice mail. Leave a brief message, and your name and number if you feel comfortable doing so. Names and numbers make your input verifiable, and that makes it more valuable. I've really got to go!!
Those of you who have been helping, thank you so much!

Yeah, she is boycotting the show by telling people to watch the show so they can write down the advertisers. Sounds like she is actually trying to get people to watch NBC! Hmmmm....

I don't know who to address this to, and it may not even be anyone who has ever seen this board, - _ - _ - _

GREAT WORK SOMEBODY

an NBC affiliate somewhere is showing "The sweetest thing." A movie. From 8 to 10 p.m. tomorrow. If that happened at your affiliate, could you please call national companies who advertise on NBC for one hour tomorrow even though you have already succeeded in your market, to help those of us in other markets. And watch whatever you want from 8 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Put your feet up. Have some popcorn. (do I sound giddy?) There is no way to know whether the question of the effect on the children touched the affiliate manager, or the economic factors did. Call your affiliate. Call advertisers.