Thursday, May 08, 2008

What's a Playdate without some Kicking and Screaming?

Do you have a gifted child? Do you think s/he is going to be the next Bill Gates or David Beckham?? Do you think that the only way for your child to realize his potential is to put his nose to the grindstone and work, work, work??? Don't fret! I have the Magic Solution for you.

OK, I don't. But I AM discussing an interesting book about the pressure some parents put on their kids to be the Next Great Whatever over at Playdate. Drop by and add your two cents about alarming trend of hot-housing children. Come on over, you know you wanna...

And because I can't resist, some wise words from the Great Debbie Allen:



3 comments:

Woman in a Window said...

THAT video made me laugh SO hard!

crazymumma said...

I'm gonna LIVE forevah!

Anonymous said...

Am I the only 30-something woman on the planet who has not seen this show? Or the movie?

I only got around to watching Grease about 6 months ago, because I am sooooooooooo very lame and evidently completely missed the 80s