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Is it possible to get away with being a parent and not watching Barney? Pleeeeease?
I have grand visions of being one of those granola crunchy parents taking their kid to the park and the museum and outdoor concerts and reading Baby Shakespeare and stuff, and not having to listen to insipid kid's music and watch Bob the Builder or Dora the Explorer. Is it possible to get away with that, or do you have a kid and you'll do anything to entertain them, even if it means caving to mass culture? Having worked with developmental scientists, I know that a normal environment with pots and pans and some bright colors will pretty much do the trick, developmentally. But culturally, is it hard (impossible) to be a parent and avoid all the kiddietainment?
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