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

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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🗓️ 22 May 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.6	Pfff!
0:03.6	I really don't know why Americans are...
0:08.2	I think I know why, but I'm not sure why Americans are so stressed about their children.
0:13.1	Like it's...
0:14.1	I was in Brooklyn over the weekend.
0:23.1	I know I go places.
0:29.6	And it was really interesting at a park with a friend.
0:34.5	So she was taking her kids to the park.
0:36.0	And we were like, oh, let's go to the park.
0:37.5	And when we got there, my friend is from South Africa, right?
0:39.7	So we get there.
0:42.4	And immediately the first thing she sees, she's like, I try to find out.
0:46.6	She's like, why all the parents in the park?
0:50.0	I'm like, what do you mean?
0:52.7	She's like, why?
0:53.7	The kids are...
0:54.7	Because all the parents are right there.
0:55.7	And I was like, oh yeah, this is an American thing.
0:57.5	They don't.
0:58.5	But every parent is like there.
1:00.5	The kid like swinging, and the kid is there.
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