A month ago, I did a post on the new reality television show called Kid Nation. I was basically horrified as I learned that the children on this show were exploited by their parents, who signed lengthy contracts allowing their children to participate. The kids were given little supervision, and the parents agreed to not hold the show’s producers responsible if the children got sick or injured. The show may have violated labor and safety laws. Yikes.
I’m not horrified by what the children were doing. It’s an interesting idea to have a group of children try to build a community. I guess I just can’t get over the idea that their parents signed off on these contracts and shipped them off. Does that sound like responsible parenting? I don’t think so.
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