Just watched a rerun of this episode.
Tiger Parents - Ease up! Your kids are going to burn out and/or rebel when they get older. Kids still need to be kids. With year round school, three hours of tennis three days a week, not being allowed to wear a hat backwards or wear a t-shirt, your kids are under too much pressure. No team sports? Really? Nothing wrong with individual sports if that is what the child wants, but team sports are important too. They teach children to work together to reach a goal, to be a graceful winner AND a graceful loser, and that they don't always have to be the star and can share the limelight.
Radical Unschoolers - You say that your children are equipped and able to make decisions about what to learn and when to learn it, etc., but that's not true. Children's brains are still growing and they do not have the capacity to see long-term consequences of what they choose. Children need some structure and structure does not have to snuff out creativity. It didn't for me. With no structure or deadlines or anything, how are they going to be prepared for college or the workplace. What about entrace exams for college? Nobody uses everything they learned in high school, but you need to know how to learn.
Football Dad - They seem like a great family, but they definitely need to keep their son's life balanced and still focus on the pther children too. Don't pin all your dreams of the NFL on him because it is too much pressure. If that is what he wants, then that's fine, but make sure you're there for him when he has a bad day or doesn't act perfect.
Pageant Mom - She talked a lot about what she wants, but no her girls. When Lisa mentioned that the money might be better saved in a college fund, the mother said that she knows that, but then she wouldn't get her fix of feeling that adrenaline rush when she watches them compete. And, it's teaching that looks are everything. You must be pretty to succeed. Yes, being on stage helps them later be better able to handle things like public speaking, but at what cost? Thankfully, the mother seemed to be getting an awakening at the end.
"Everybody lies.."
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