tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post2270584495577261541..comments2023-09-08T19:32:19.540+01:00Comments on Charlotte - Chatting and Chuntering: ParentingCHARLOTTE'S RANThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15924653828316135774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post-5990715555086706312013-07-10T11:42:54.520+01:002013-07-10T11:42:54.520+01:00I agree with Becky: the persistence of these conce...I agree with Becky: the persistence of these concepts AND the "shock, shock" that it still goes on are rooted in the same problems. Not to mention the result of having parents greet even the best folks with a weary eye.<br /><br />The antidote is accountability and the sunshine that we create when we speak up, as you are, Charlotte. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011660132120465673.post-39779126134886281742013-07-07T17:00:30.410+01:002013-07-07T17:00:30.410+01:00Thank you Charlotte for highlighting this enduring...Thank you Charlotte for highlighting this enduring practice. When I tell practitioners who are well versed in the brain science that I am seeing and hearing other practitioners such as these two still spreading this 'crap' as you so aptly coined it, they are surprised. They will say to me that they think it is very rare now days to find a professional who still espouses these outdated and unscientific beliefs. <br /><br />I have a theory - and it is simply a theory, not tested by any science that perhaps people see what is around them and that becomes our reality. It appears to me that this is happening at both ends here. For those who still are espousing this 'crap' it is their reality (and not enough brave souls are calling them out on it like you are Charlotte) and for those who think this 'crap' thinking is all in the past, they only see colleagues around them who have kept up with the scientific research. <br /><br />That is a bit of a diversion from your focus here but my reason for sharing it is that for many parents/families who are exposed to 'crappy' thinking practitioners, when we do find those who are up to date we come with a lot of trepidation and mistrust. And when these up to date practitioners see us they are not understanding that what we've experienced is treatment failure and we're not too likely to have blind faith in what they tell us to do. We can also look a bit controlling at that juncture and color their perceptions of us. <br /><br />Thank you for this very enlightening expose Charlotte. This way of thinking is still very prevalent and only by speaking out as you are doing will we change this. The world is not flat - what a radical concept. <br /><br />Becky Henry<br />Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906198528413003040noreply@blogger.com