Have Gifted Children

Test Their Kids for ADD

Help with Homework

Hire Excellent Babysitters

Bubblewrap Their Kids

Throw Fabulous Parties

Sanitize Everything

Sleep with Their Kids

Interview Their Kids

Buy Nice Things

Ensure Productive Playtime

Feel Conflicted about Gaming

Get Their Kids to Princeton

Don’t Waste Time

Eat Food That’s Healthy

Homeschool Their Children

Live in Their Cars

Upgrade Old Games

Pay to Play

Choreograph Play Dates

Buy Trophies for Everyone

Obsess about Vaccines

Provide Excellent Snacks

Top This Parenting is a project about childhood in America. By collecting outrageous tales of over-stirred, joyless childrearing practices, we are opening a space for discussion about what is happening to our kids and why. We are a poet, a psychologist and a geographer who study, observe and celebrate the lives of children and parents from different perspectives. Together, we’ve been exploring how today’s American children have fewer opportunities to play in non-governed spaces and non-consumerist atmospheres. By describing ourselves and others caught up in these trends, we hope to raise questions, incite conversations, and inspire change.

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