1. They should call these "simulated reality shows". What they're experiencing might actually romanticize parenthood for them. If they were to take care of a kid for perhaps 2 years and start to taste that kids are forever, it might actually give them food for thought before leaping into parenthood. But will a couple of days with a cute cuddly infant really do that?

I happen to know of someone who was on a reality show, and the simulated reality led to him actually falling upon much harder times later.

Posted at 2:22PM on Jun 19th 2008 by queenoqueens

2. It is very hard being a teen parent people dont need to be making it like its a walk in the park!!

Posted at 3:03PM on Jun 19th 2008 by haley

3. When I heard about this show, the first thing I wondered was, "Who would volunteer their baby to be cared for for days by teenaged strangers?"

Posted at 3:53PM on Jun 19th 2008 by arj

4. I think this show is a necessary wake-up call in an age of glorified teenage pregnancy. I hope this show sparks great debate and teaches a few lessons.

Posted at 6:24PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Megan

5. i have seen shows similar to this. well, acutally talk shows where they give the teens children to tend to for a time shorter than the show mentioned above will and the girls were almost always terrible parents and got a glimpse into how hard it would actually be to become a teen mother.

I had my son at 19, and yes he is the BEST thing to have happened to me. I went on to finish school and i am now married but i would NEVER recommend having a child so young to anyone who has the aspirations that i had for my life (i say that b/c i know there are women who were married and have no strong career ambitions who probably did not have the same problems i had).

Posted at 5:58PM on Jun 19th 2008 by spotlight

6. I think 18-20 years old is too late. They're not "teen" parents any more at that point. Teen pregnancy usually refers to high school age kids, about 15-17 or so...although it encompasses younger teens as well.

Posted at 1:30PM on Jun 20th 2008 by Sabrina

7. I completley disagree. 18, 19...ever notice that the word "teen" is still tacked onto the end there? I'm just now 22 and getting out of college and from my experiences, simply hitting 18 DOES NOT make someone an adult. I know people who have had kids at the 19, 20 years old and six-seven years later they are still as highly immature, irresponsible and wreckless as a 17 year old. It still bothers me that we all assume being an adult by legal standards will make someone an adult mentally. Hell, I still don't feel like an adult!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:39PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by CM

8. I dont think that they meant that an 18 or 19 yr old is old enough to have a child. What I think they are syaing is that it happens to so much younger kids and they are the ones who are trying to really have kids when they are just that theirself. That is who the target need to be on. School age children see the fact of it as cute and adorable. But its not cute or adoreable at that age. Really the for anyone is married some years and have their life in order. But hell that dont work out in some cases either.

Posted at 3:20AM on Aug 1st 2008 by carolyn

9. I would never contribute my child to this show, and Sabrina, you are right. The teens in this show are 18-20 which is a huge difference... although the teens in this show seem very clueless.

I do hope that it will wake some kids up, but I'm skeptical about reality television teaching our children.

Posted at 4:22PM on Jun 20th 2008 by Wyatt

10. This is exactly the kind of thing America needs right now, in a time where teen girls are making pacts to get pregnant together because they think it's cool. It's not cool kid, it's WORK!

Posted at 4:57PM on Jun 20th 2008 by Lacey

11. I think this show is gonna be a great social experiment. I'll watch when it premieres next week i'm pretty sure. until then, i've bene watching video clips on nbc., here's the link in case anyone else wants to.

http://www.nbc.com/The_Baby_Borrowers/video/#mea=262962

Posted at 8:15PM on Jun 20th 2008 by Dave Sullivan

12. Kids watching kids equals instant entertainment. I will have to watch.

Posted at 2:45PM on Jun 21st 2008 by sundancekid82

13. Well, having kids IS cool, but not when you're in freaking high school! Too emotionally and physically draining for teenagers to handle.

Posted at 3:09PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Riot

14. I can't wait to see the old folks episode. Old people are just like little children, they revert when they get older.

Posted at 4:05PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Think86

15. I'd love to see the other ages as well. How about changing the diapers of your parents? Learning that your parent has alzheimer's?
Staying up all night waiting for your teen to come in after breaking curfew? I think the teens should be younger and be on the show much longer. This would give them a better taste of what it is like. But whose baby would they use? That's the part I don't approve of.

Posted at 5:57PM on Jul 7th 2008 by momma bear

16. Mother's/Teens...could you do it?

Posted at 5:10PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Lori

17. I think it's a great idea but i don't know if I could subject my child to it. He's a little bit of a wild one anyone, and that kind of stimulation in a new place with new people might be a little much. I think the show has a positive message though.

Posted at 6:21PM on Jun 21st 2008 by CarrieAnn

18. Why are you afraid to let you child watch the show, its isn't porn or anything?

Posted at 7:20PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Frankers

19. It's too bad that this show wasn't out in time for Jamie Lynn Spears to see it. Now she's ruined her life/career. So stupid.

Posted at 3:42PM on Jun 22nd 2008 by Kellie

20. I saw someone posting about this show on another board comparing NBC and this show to the Nazis, and the Milgram experiment.

Posted at 7:23PM on Jun 22nd 2008 by Riot