The madness of modern families

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This is on BBC2 tonight at 8.30pm... looks interesting I thought.....

The Madness Of Modern Parenting

All parents want the best for their children but more people than ever seem to be turning into panic-stricken obsessives in their over-zealous attempts to get it all absolutely right.

As this series shows, the madness can descend on many fronts ? from competing against other parents to plan the most elaborate birthday party for their precious offspring, to the quest for the perfect family holiday.

Then there are the lengths parents will go to to get the very best for their child, whether faking church attendance for the sake of a decent school entry or spending all weekend doing their child's complicated school project, alone.

A selection of bemused mums and dads reflect on their madder moments in this entertaining, witty and affectionate look at the absurd behaviour being displayed by parents all over Britain.

Oooh, that looks good. I shall have to record it

Ooo yes, I bet they have some right loons on.

This looks great!

it's about birthday parties tonight!

Should be fun

Sounds good.

Am going to get almost 10 year old dd up to bed before it starts before she gets any ideas for this year's extravaganza

Starting on BBC 2 now!

yay i'm watching.

Oh I know folk like this!

It is absolutely awful, awful, awful! What a bunch of snobs. What ever happened to just having fun and wanting your children to have friends. I have been watching this for about 10 minutes and every single person has either bitched about somebody else or boasted about themselves. This is NOT what being a parent is about.

This is like Gumpy Old Men..should be called ...Grumpy Not so Old Parents

Its car crash TV but about posh people. Jackiey, all is forgiven!!!!!

I bet these are MNetters !!

I realy did LOL at the Peter Pan party thing. Why did they not see that coming!?

Oh hilarious

Loved the last guy's comment about giving the daughter the cost of the party in cash to go to Woolies!

Why do they get involved in this competition?
I can genuinely say I've loved all my dd's parties
but quite like the idea of giving the cost of the party to the child instead!!

Snap

Really enjoyed this.

Where on earth did they get parents like this from? Do they really exist? Why don't they focus on the normal ones who just take them to the local soft play place and sit and watch?

they were all weird.

Really?
I thought they were ALL from here.
Seriously.

And what was that foodstuff the woman said she got ready as well as her Jamie oliver whatnot and her Nigella thingy?

It was all terribly London, though. And a particular kind of London at that.

poop I missed it

is it repeated anytime???

Unquiet Dad - are you a meedja type from Lunndunn then? Cos that's what they all seemed to be.

No, no, no, I didn't mean HERE, as in where I live, gods preserve us - I meant HERE! THIS crazy place!!