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America's Super Nanny is calling the cops on a kid tonight... LOL
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 502034" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Susie, I watched "Dance Moms" a few times and I completely agree with you. Of course, we don't know how much of this awful behavior is exaggerated for the cameras but I would never have allowed my child to take lessons from someone like that! It's one thing to be strict and tough and demanding as a dance instructor or coach. But this lady crosses the line to being abusive, rude and demeaning to both the children and the parents. It appears that this is no ordinary dance class. These are the "elite" kids with a lot of potential to go professional and this woman has the reputation of turning lots of these promising kids in to professionals. And the mothers who subject their kids (and themselves!) to this abusive, hateful, rude woman are the "stage mother" types who do it in hopes that their child will be a star some day. I thought it was very refreshing to see that the one mother did allow her daughter to drop out and do something else that she wanted to do.</p><p></p><p>I've seen this before on various sports teams that my son has been on, especially on summer baseball leagues in elementary school, kids 8, 9 and 10 years old. One neighboring town has a team that ALWAYS wins! They practice year round, not just in spring and summer. Their coach is rude, abusive and demanding, screaming at these kids and calling them names. When <em>our</em> kids would play <em>their</em> kids, our kids' parents would sit there just dumbfounded at how this man talked to those children and how he treated them and it's only because of "politics" that he was even allowed to still coach children. The parents of the kids who played for him wanted them to be on a winning team ... but one look at those little boys and you could tell they weren't having any fun at all and were very stressed out. NO WAY would I have ever allowed my son to play for that man or anyone even remotely like him! Winning isn't everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 502034, member: 1883"] Susie, I watched "Dance Moms" a few times and I completely agree with you. Of course, we don't know how much of this awful behavior is exaggerated for the cameras but I would never have allowed my child to take lessons from someone like that! It's one thing to be strict and tough and demanding as a dance instructor or coach. But this lady crosses the line to being abusive, rude and demeaning to both the children and the parents. It appears that this is no ordinary dance class. These are the "elite" kids with a lot of potential to go professional and this woman has the reputation of turning lots of these promising kids in to professionals. And the mothers who subject their kids (and themselves!) to this abusive, hateful, rude woman are the "stage mother" types who do it in hopes that their child will be a star some day. I thought it was very refreshing to see that the one mother did allow her daughter to drop out and do something else that she wanted to do. I've seen this before on various sports teams that my son has been on, especially on summer baseball leagues in elementary school, kids 8, 9 and 10 years old. One neighboring town has a team that ALWAYS wins! They practice year round, not just in spring and summer. Their coach is rude, abusive and demanding, screaming at these kids and calling them names. When [I]our[/I] kids would play [I]their[/I] kids, our kids' parents would sit there just dumbfounded at how this man talked to those children and how he treated them and it's only because of "politics" that he was even allowed to still coach children. The parents of the kids who played for him wanted them to be on a winning team ... but one look at those little boys and you could tell they weren't having any fun at all and were very stressed out. NO WAY would I have ever allowed my son to play for that man or anyone even remotely like him! Winning isn't everything. [/QUOTE]
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