Did you catch this CBC documentary yesterday?
I got a heads-up from Ann Douglas’ blog at parentcentral.ca that it was coming and I was intrigued. In her review, Douglas concludes that this “hyper-parenting” phenomenon is largely a thing of the past:
The documentary is worth watching, if only as a reminder of where we’ve been and how far we’ve come in rejecting the [...]
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February 5th, 2010
Hyper Parents & Coddled Kids
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September 9th, 2009
Glee-ful reminder!
Don’t forget — there’s something good on the tube tonight! Check out Glee. It premieres tonight on Fox at 9/8c.
Edited at 10:05 pm to add: Did you like the premiere as much as the pilot? When I watched the pilot, it seemed so fresh, so hilarious. But the premiere, not so much.
September 4th, 2009
Don't stop believin'!
I’d given up television.
On the one hand, we have the serial dramas. But I just don’t think it’s good for a person’s psyche to become immune to watching murders in slow-motion, detailed autopsies and horrific abuse of children night after night after night after night after night. Okay, you get my drift.
On the other hand, we have reality-television serials. I’ve noticed [...]
August 22nd, 2009
I blame Dora
Although I like to blame Dora the Explorer for my daughter’s pinata fascination, the truth is that it’s become a bit of a cherished tradition around here.
It all started on her fourth birthday (yes, that time when all children exposed to a shouting girl in a jungle become madly infatuated and start learning Spanish at amazing speed). We were in [...]
August 5th, 2009
SYTYCD
If the initials SYTYCD mean nothing to you, then move along. I won’t be offended (just this once).
As for the rest of you fellow So You Think You Can Dance Addicts … well, our season is now coming to an end.
Here’s what I’ll miss:
Brandon’s dancing. That boy is an absolute machine. I mean, really! He has not missed one step the entire show [...]
