Has anyone seen the promos for "The Baby Borrowers"? It is a show that, if I am understanding correctly, is supposed to teach teens about what life would be like with children and beyond. To keep them from unprotected sex I suppose.

I think this a seriously wrong thing to do to these poor children who are being borrowed. Sad stuff. What are ppl thinking? There has to be a better way to teach this particular lesson, don't you think??

Melissa

I havent seen it, from what was posted here in another thread, the parents are watching so the kids are not totally alone. Dont know the ages of the kids but wouldnt it kinda be like dropping them off at daycare or school? Friend of mine when her oldest was in school they did the robot/computer baby thing, she still ended up pregnant and she hated that doll.

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My Best Friends Daughter had to care for the "fake" baby. It's was so horrid, it's like a real baby at all,and totally defeated the purpose. I have seen the promos, and will probably will catch an episode or two to see what it's like.

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It was a joke when my son had to take care of his "baby" for health class. It was a 10 lb bag of potatoes that they dressed up as a baby. I think they changed to flour bags when my other son took the class...the custodians had a fit at the end of the year when they discovered the left-behind potatoe sacks in the lockers......phew!

And, although my son wasn't happy with carrying a sack of potatoes around, it did open up discussion on the care of babies - and how it wasn't fun at the age of 17.

No, it didn't stop teenage pregnancy - at that age, everyone thinks it won't happen to them - but I would think that it at least made some of them think of the responsiblity involved.

I would have been very nervous if they had wanted Nick to take care of a real baby!!! lol

I think it's a great concept and that most (if not all) teens should have to deal with things like this. Oh, and I don't mean a "fake" baby...I mean a real one. I think it would help out a lot. the children used in this show have their parents in a home nearby or next door and they are watching them on a closed circuit TV. There is also a *nanny* with the teens so they can intervene and at any time a parent is nervous about the care of their kids or feel they are in danger, they can intervene as well.

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I have no doubt that the babies are watched and cared for, but the babies don't know or understand that. All they know is that mommy and daddy are gone and some strange large person is trying to take their place, and sometimes yelling at them.

to me, that's no different than a sitter or daycare. Babies don't know or understand that either and yet many of us use a babysitter or daycare service only in this case, the parents are overseeing it all (unlike real life situations). Once the kids are toddlers (which I think is week 2), they should be old enough to understand that mommy/daddy is close by but simply not watching them. That's my opinion of course and I understand that not everyone share it

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Yes babysitters and day care do create trauma as well, but generally they aren't for 48 hours, which is what I understood this to be, correct me if I'm wrong about that. I also think the experience is probably valuable for the teens involved but I'm not convinced that it's the right thing to do.

I watched last night, and I really think these kids are going to learn a great lesson here.

Alicia is just a typical brat!. " I got scolded from the mom, so I am not going to anything with that baby". How immature!

Kelly... "I'm not wearing that pregnancy outfit".lol

Sean.."What are we going to do with IT".

I think out of all the kids on the show, Daton was by far the best "DAD" on the show.

Here is the website if ya want to follow up
Baby Borrowers TV Show | Official Site, Reality Based Series, Teen Parenting Advice | NBC.com

the forum is a hoot!

also, the parents intervention was great. the father who came in for his daughter was very Patient with the kids who were taking care of his child.

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I saw one of the kids out side on a roof ? what was up with that ?

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Sorry to say, but I dont think that show is gonna keep kids from having unprotected sex :/

It may keep those kids!...... I hope.

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babysitters and daycare create trauma? REALLY?

I can honestly say that having worked in daycare for 5+ years; 90% of our children were with the daycare staff more than they were with their own parents! (some of us even babysat after hours and on the weekends!) There was more "trauma" in the child's home life than at daycare.

I'm sure there are bad daycares and/or sitters, but please don't assume that daycare/sitters "create" trauma.

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I watched it. There's no way I would have left my little child with those couples. I know they were watching them from a TV and nannies were on hand when help was absolutely needed, but those couples need a lesson FIRST in how to grow up!! I couldn't believe how those babies were being treated. First, the couples didn't know a thing about a baby and kept the babies stimulated all the time. That one couple who kept the baby in the same clothes all day and didn't bathe her and the guy said 'just put her in the room and close the door because she's going to cry anyway!' and the girl that said 'he doesn't want to eat so I'm not going to feed him' (or something like that). I agree wholeheartedly when the moms (and some dads) paid them a visit.

Obviously these people who are the actual parents of these babies must be getting paid an huge amount of money. There's no amount of money that would have swayed me to give my babies over to these couples.

They're all selfish and so immature and aren't even thinking of these babies as actual human beings.