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Welcome to the 7th Annual Ezzo Week blogfest here at TulipGirl! As is customary, this is timed to coincide with the annual GFI National Leadership and Alumni Conference hosted by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo, July 15-17th in Tulsa.**

We are approaching Ezzo Week 2010 from the viewpoint of Biblical, historic Christianity. While the target audience of the Ezzo teachings were originally evangelical families, these materials – especially On Becoming Babywise – are now mainstreamed into families with a wide-range of backgrounds. We invite you to read the theological critiques even if you are of a different faith or are more broadly non-religious.

For those who are reading who have used ideas from Gary Ezzo’s teachings, I want to reiterate that critiques written here are not a judgment of you or your love for your child. We will analyze the materials as they are written and taught by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo, as well as they are commonly understood and applied.

However, I know that when someone criticizes ideas we like—especially in the realm of family and parenting—it can very easily feels like someone is criticizing us personally. Please keep in mind that I know many parents who apply these ideas – I was one of them – and that I understand your motivation is out of love and the desire to do the best for your child.

Some of the topics we’ll be considering this week include:
* Theological and Biblical Concerns
* It Worked for Me!
* Infant Feeding and Growth
* Survey Says. . . Related Research
* Child Development Issues
* Concerns about Divisiveness
* Need for Mommy-Encouragement

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Ezzo Week in History:
Ezzo Week 2004
Ezzo Week 2005
Ezzo Week 2006
Ezzo Week 2007
Ezzo Week 2008
Ezzo Week 2009
Ezzo Week 2010

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This week we really encourage feedback, either at the blog or you can email ezzoweek AT gmail DOT com. If you want to extend the conversation on your own blog or website, please let us know so we can link to you as well.

** Tulsa trivia sidenote: The 2003 GFI conference was also held there, and Cindy Webb wrote an award-winning article Is the Babywise Method Right for You? published in Tulsa Kids magazine.

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This post is part of the Ezzo Week 2010 series. As a reminder, we are looking closely at a set of ideas, or “philosophy” as Gary Ezzo terms it – but not being critical of parents who are raising their children with love and the resources which they have.