Dance moms-I wouldn't allow anyone to berate my child this way!

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I recently started watching this show called Dance Mom. I was flipping stations and randomly left it on Lifetime to do homework and a marathon of this show came on. Now, I watch it because I can't help myself. Kind of like watching a train wreck. It is a show about a group of dancers between the ages of 6-13 who attend the same dance school and have the same dance teacher. Their teacher is a real witch who talks to the kids and their moms horribly. She's constantly telling them they are replaceable and that they aren't good enough even when they win first place. The sad part is that their moms allow it. Personally, I think it is a form of child neglect/abuse to allow this woman to berate their children the way they allow this woman to do. She breaks them down but doesn't build them back up. She does a lousy job at boosting their confidence. She pits the dancers against each other when they are supposed to be a team instead of just against their actual competitors. If I were one of the moms, I'd tell her she is right that everyone is replaceable then I'd find my child another teacher immediately.