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    He cites “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson’s decision to attend Brown University as a good one. "If Billy Ray Cyrus would listen to me, that’s exactly what I’d be telling him about Miley ... The smartest thing a successful young performer can do the minute they get their high school education finished is get out of town. It’s a biological imperative — we’re supposed to leave the nest." Add More reality TV news, features headlines to your news reader: Full Article at MSNBC
    If Billy Ray Cyrus would listen to me, that’s exactly what I’d be telling him about Miley ... The smartest thing a successful young performer can do the minute they get their high school education finished is get out of town. It’s a biological imperative — we’re supposed to leave the nest.
    – Paul Petersen SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago
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In reality, some stage parents are very scary
  1. When a child is being depended on to create a sense of success and self-esteem for a parent, it is way too much pressure ... And it can lead to all kinds of things like alcoholism, substance abuse and eating disorders.
    SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago
  2. It’s the human equivalent of (the animal documentary show) ‘Meerkat Manor,’
    – Paul Petersen SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago
  3. It’s one thing to have a child who has an innate talent and to try to help that talent blossom, but it’s a whole other thing to use your child to try to make your family famous ... I think that a parent who would use their child to try to get fame and attention is a very disturbed parent.
    SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago
  4. The bigger picture is when a parent does something like this it shows a lack of sensitivity to their children and a lack of understanding of child development ... Generally, with the exception of blatant abuse, children tend to be harmed more by ongoing parenting choices than one specific incident.
    SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago
  5. And it’s terribly sad, because you see within the reality show community these people so pumped up on their self-importance. There is a sociopathic trend in the business ... They’re not really people — they’re objects.
    SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago
  6. They’re in-your-face parents ... Yet 95 percent of parents (with children in show business) are just like the general population — they kind of fumble their way through the correct decisions and they do what is right for their kids. Those are the parents who do not rely on the child’s income and who hav...
    – Paul Petersen SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago

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