South Park never ceases to amaze me when it comes to social commentary. In 2006, the writers had already correctly predicted that parents would eventually turn to the Dog Whisperer for tips against bratty kids.
At an early age, child brains are essentially primitive enough for psychological tricks and triggers to work- dog raising tips are would be a great idea. But the best part is, fast forward 3 years, The New York Times is finally catching on that parents are turning to the Dog Whisperer for parenting advice.
According to the NYT:
Today’s network lineup provides fewer idealized families and no shortage of questionable child-rearing role models (see “Gosselin, Jon”). For every take-charge SuperNanny, there’s a Homer Simpson, and who wants to raise a Bart?
It’s little wonder, then, that some parents, and even a few child therapists, have found themselves taking mental notes from a television personality known for inspiring discipline, order and devotion: Cesar Millan, otherwise known as the Dog Whisperer.
The suggestion that the Dog Whisperer is also a Child Whisperer of sorts has popped up — sometimes couched as a joke, but, well, not really — in parents’ forums like blogs, online discussion boards, magazines, Twitter feeds and podcasts. Some parents are starting to take notice.
“When we started watching his shows, we had intended to apply his advice toward our dogs,” said Amy Twomey, a blogger on parenthood for The Dallas Morning News who is raising three children under 10 with her husband, Matt. “But we realized a lot of ideas can be used on our kids.”
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