TV Child Expert Claire Verity Questioned Over CV
“CHILD EXPERT,” states the caption beneath a picture of Claire Verity. She’s a baby expert on the Channel 4 series Bringing Up Baby.
There are 6.3billion people on the planet. Verity cannot reach them all but if she can just enable one or two to grow up the right way, her professional career will not have been for nought.
As the Independent reports, Verity says we should restrict cuddles to 10 minutes a day. Crying should be ignored. Babies should be left outside for fresh air. Another expert, let’s call her the Child Protection Officer, eyes Old Mr Anorak’s youngest bawling its eyes out in the pasture. She makes notes. With any luck, and a decent agent, this agent may make it on to the telly and instruct us in an alternative parenting lifestyle.
For now though we only have Verity, the self-styled “Cruella de Vil” of what she terms “the baby world”.
Says a spokeswoman for Channel 4: “Unfortunately, very early on in the series, we discovered in talking to Claire that [her CV] contained some inaccuracies relating to her qualifications.”
As it says on the website of Cunningham Management, Ms Verity’s agent website: “Claire is highly qualified with a Diploma in Pre School Practice, awards in OCN Maternity Practice and Post Natal Depression, a MNT in Care of Multiple babies, a MNT in Sleep Training, a MNT in Emergency Paediatric First Aid and a MNT in Breast Feeding as well as advising new mothers at local hospitals.”
Says a spokesman for Maternity Nurse Training: “This person never enrolled on any of our courses and as such has never been trained by us. We would like to make it quite clear that we do not in any way endorse the methods employed by Miss Verity in her work.”
Two other organisations, Aset and Goal, have checked their databases and can find no mention of Ms Verity, nor of Ms Bradley, the name by which she is registered on the electoral role.
Parents using the Verity Way must be frantic with worry. What now to do? Stick with the programme and risk getting it wrong? Wait until the new CV sent over by Verity’s agent has been checked? But how long to wait? Ten minutes?
How much fresh air is too much fresh air? And hurry up – the crying is making it hard to hear the telly…
October 29th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Schooled in the McCann style of parenting?
October 29th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Stan,please,dont be nasty.Not the whole world evolves round the Mccanns for god freaking sake.
I surely would never leave my kids to this fantastic childcarer(Claire verity)with her fantastic qualifications if she would IGNORE a child crying…..What appears is that the mccanns trusted the safety and family like environent Portugal and its people offer(latin way etc…).THIS IS THEIR ONLY CRIME: to leave the children unattended .I agree with this and I am certain whatever the outcome of this macaber story,I am certain they wont recover from their tremendous guilt before a very long time.
Since the begining I had a persistant thought Madeleine has been snatched.It is confirmed by metodo3. The only thing I admit is that by any means,knowing this I would wish half a second to be in the Mccans situation: WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO MY BABY?????
Only to think,makes sick in the stomach.
Please,RESPECT AND COMPASSION
October 29th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Babies are not only fussy about what they eat but very selective about the people they meet too!…………mum, get me away from this yank!!
October 30th, 2007 at 8:22 am
2 Jo
Fantastic qualifications?? I don’t think you’ve read the article fully
October 31st, 2007 at 5:22 am
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November 10th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Jo … in all fairness - either way the McCann’s are guilty whether through negligence or whatever. This would never have happened if the McCann’s kept a close eye on their children, instead of leaving their children to the mercy of what/whoever lurks around in dark unguarded areas. I do believe the McCann’s are guilty of by far more than merely child neglect but until forensic facts officially present itself - my lips are (… zzzzippp) sealed.
I believe that children’s cries should never be ignored … it leads to all kinds of psychological and medical problems for little ones! What works for one child does not necessarily work for another … what should be applied in one scenario should never be considered in another! How else would a baby communicate its problems to us other than through its crying! I would hate my mom to ignore me if I went to her with a problem - so why should I ignore my little one when he has a problem and calls out to me!