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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have little tolerance for all this sharing on social media. You know this kid has a meltdown at some point during the day, but somehow that drama is never posted. Fake news.[/quote]

For all you know this family is sharing via group chat.  OP never said anything about social media and sharing stuff about your child (these days often in the form of videos or pictures) with their relatives is pretty normal.

OP, to answer your actual question, I think some families do this and some families don’t.  I personally do not and don’t think it’s helpful to the kids; I think they’re better served by running around and playing and learning practical skills like putting on shoes and how to navigate streets safely at this age.  But I’m sure the parents who encourage early academics think it’s beneficial and neither of us have any scientific study to back us up and frankly might have different definitions of beneficial.  It might also be that their child is fascinated by letters/reading so wants to learn — my 3.5yo is not at all; she wants to be read to and to learn how to climb to the highest part of the jungle gym at the playground so that’s what we do.[/quote]

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