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Should American Parents Adopt a More Hands-Off Approach? - Between The Scenes

May 22, 20222 min
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“Parents should treat playgrounds, the way people should treat airport carousels…take a step back.” Trevor discusses the difference between American and South African parenting. 

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You're listening to Comedy Central. I really don't know why Americans. I think I know why, but I'm not sure why Americans are so stressed about their children. Like it's uh, it really like I was, I was in a UM. I was in Brooklyn over the weekend. I know, I go places um and uh it was really interesting. It was at the at a park with a friend and so she was taking her kids to the park and so we're like, a, right, let's go to the park.

And when we got there, my friends from South Africa. Right, So we get there and immediately the first thing she sees, she's like, she's like, I Trevor, She's like, why why all the parents in the park. I'm like, what do you mean? She's like, what the kids are? But because like all the parents are right there, and I was like, oh, yeah,

this is an American thing. They don't because like every parent is like like a kid, like swinging, and the kid is there and the kid comes down the slide and the parents are there and the kids talking to each other parents. It's it's really interesting to see when you're from another country because here, like everyone's just like my kid. But it's weird. Almost becomes like a prison yard, do you know what I mean? Yeah, because all the parents are then the side like hey, hey, back it up,

pack it up. Back. I'm like, what happened to just like the kids? You know, you know when you step just be on the outside, you know you. Basically, I think parents should treat playgrounds the way people should treat the luggage carousel at airports. Take a step back only when you see something happening with your ship, then you step in. Until then, relax, Relax, We'll come around. The

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