Apparently more and more of us are willing to pay $75 and up to have someone tell us how to raise our kids.
This Newsweek item, which comes a few weeks after this story ran in The Washington Post,
notes that parent coaches have become more common, as moms and dads
often seek outside counsel on how to handle child-rearing dilemmas. Why
is this becoming a trend? Among other reasons, because many families
don't live near relatives and can't call on them for help. Or because,
as one mom says, friends are so competitive about parenting that they
can't turn to each other for objective advice.
There's also
another factor, which the Post piece alludes to but the Newsweek one
glosses over: It's because parents are so busy. If you have two
full-time working parents and multiple children, then you don't have
time to do the research required to figure out how to get Dylan to eat
his green beans. It's easier to throw some green money at someone and
have them solve the problem for you.
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