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'Reality' TV is Child Abuse: "My reality check about families as I was growing up included Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best and The Donna Reed Show. Alternative families were represented by overcoming the tragedy of deceased family members as in Bachelor Father or Lassie.

Say what you want about these shows being 'unrealistic,' they were entertaining and often inspiring, and the plots generally resulted in better understanding, communication and affection between the parents and between the generations as the children confronted 'issues' and received guidance, support, and consequences from the responsible adults in their lives who generally role-modeled respectable behaviors. "