My Olympic Moment: How Do Ordinary Sports Parents Become … Well, Crazy Sports Parents?

Denise Schipani / 18 Comments / celebrity parents, in the news/media, kids and sports / Aly Raisman, London 2012 Olympics, Olympic gymnasts, Raisman parents /

Did everyone see this clip, of the parents of U.S. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman? They are not just feeling what most parent would feel while watching their child compete, at any level: the sense that you hope like hell that she won’t fall/that he’ll save the goal/that she makes the point. No, Mr. and Mrs. […]

Are American Kids Spoiled? What’s Your Verdict?

Spoiled kids. It’s a big topic — and often a misunderstood one. What do we actually mean by spoiling? 1. Are we saying an unspoiled kid is like a perfect ripe peach, and a spoiled kid is a piece of fruit in which rot has set in? Like, there’s nothing you can do? 2. Is […]

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