Many readers will remember how the original TV series Baby Borrowers got both the Daily Mail and charities such as Kidscape hot under the collar after putting five teenage couples aged between 16 and 19 into a social experiment. The young people were given responsibility for running a household and looking after other people's children while holding down jobs and maintaining a relationship.
Some saw this as irresponsible, despite the fact that the young children's parents were nearby along with trained childcare professionals. The National Youth Agency's Youth Work for Health team felt this was an unnecessary risk for TV, even though it recognised that many young people are often given childcare and babysitting responsibility with far less supervision.
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