There is evidence enough that we might be raising a “fleet of clumsy, myopic tyrants” that will be exposed to more scarring screen time than ever before.
The couple were promptly arrested on charges of child abuse, with neighbours apparently calling in with concern.
Some parents feel that times have changed, arguing that helicopter parenting might be doing more harm than good. Enter the rise of free-range parenting.
A posh Jozi school is caught up in a nasty battle that has made its way to the ConCourt, and it should serve as a lesson to those parents who behave like idiots on the side of the field.