Rejected petition Cancel "train your baby like a dog" TV program

On August 20th Channel 4 are airing a show called 'How To Train Your Baby Like A Dog'

It shows dog trainer Jo - Rosie teaching parents how to use clicker training normally used on dogs to train their children to be compliant with treats
https://youtu.be/ZQ6omPxu4y8

Children are not dogs

More details

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AIA-08-2017-0016/full/html

https://theaspergian.com/2019/03/27/is-aba-really-dog-training-for-children-a-professional-dog-trainer-weighs-in/

The children are shown no dignity or respect in clicker training behaviourism, and will be a prime target for grooming in the future as they will have been taught to comply to an adults demands, regardless of their own comfort or autonomy for reward

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Date submitted 15 August 2019
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