openminded1
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How many parents take the sports thing too far? Lots. I know for a fact that there have been little girls in my daughter's dance class that clearly did not want to be there- when your child stands on stage and cries, that's a good clue- yet these girls are signed up for 3 and 4 days a week of classes. However, should we say that all sports are bad or all dancing is bad because there are a few bad apples in the bunch?Hyatt said:But you will note that all of them condemn the child pagents related to THIS case and they all caution against "too much". So I would ask what is "too much" and I would wager that most parents who are into this sort of thing, don't just stop at one. My guess is that parents are probably either into this or not. And if they are, I wonder how many stop short of "too much". Furthermore, the things that are highlighted by these "experts" are the talent performances.
But I want to clarify that I totally agree with the experts quoted from familyeducation.com and that I think that any participation in these things is ultimately harmful to the child's psyche even this side of "too much", should that actually exist.
JMO
Let me state again that I have not allowed my own child, even though she has begged, to participate in a pageant for many reasons. However, just because I wouldn't allow it based on my own opinions does not mean that makes it wrong for everyone.