Last night was the second episode of "The Baby Borrowers". I don't know if it is really going to discourage teens from starting families, but it may make them think. All and all, I found it fun to see the different ways the teens respond to the challenges of parenting. A couple of the girls insisted on being the ones to go out and work rather than staying home with the baby.
The real parents are able to monitor what is happening and intercede if needed. This happened a couple of times, and the teens involved tended to be put off by it. Last night, the babies were picked up by the real parents who gave feedback to the teen couples. It was a good learning experience, even touching at times.
There are other shows that deal with life experiences. I suppose the home remodel type shows fall into this category, as well as those that show how to prepare a house for sale. I found the latter useful when we were selling our home. The there are the shows like "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" that deal more with personal style.
"Nanny 911" provides parenting tips. I've recently watched a few episodes of "Trading Spouses" on CMT. Sometimes, I just feel like it's humiliating to the families involved, but I have also seen people grow and change as they saw the lives of others.
"The Baby Borrowers" move on to toddlers next week. I'm looking forward to that. I used to live in a community where they didn't teach sex ed, but the high school provided daycare for the children of students. One day, I saw a young couple pushing a stroller to school with both a toddler and baby. Teens should, in my opinion, be concentrating on school and growing up themselves. With a few more years of life experience, they'll be far more able to raise families.
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