Is there a higher risk of developing Failure to Thrive (FTT) babies with the Ezzo PDF recommendations?
No. This is an unsubstantiated claim made by the some supporters of the attachment parenting philosophy. There is a very small group of parents who follow this philosophy who are openly antagonistic toward the Ezzos’ ministry, and they are discussed further on the critics page. Rather than provide empirical evidence and compare it to the known statistics, they are content to take pot shots with anecdotal evidence and give the reader the false impression that the Ezzo program is responsible for the world’s “failure to thrive” (FTT). Nothing could be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, a review of applicable research finds that a true “demand feeding” or “cue” feeding philosophy (where no routine is followed–basic tenant of attachment philosophy) such as the La Leche’s League recommends seems to be responsible for most of the cases of FTT in the U.S. In 1995, ABC’s 20/20 (1/20/95) aired a story dealing with demand fed, dehydrated infants. The segment showed a child with an ampu