In this trendwatching podcast, Nora Young mentions Malcolm Gladwell’s article in The New Yorker, which disputes the artist-as-young-prodigy idea, in favour of two models: young stars and late bloomers. It reminds Nora of this study that suggests that the dot com world is not just peopled by 8 year olds, but features lots of seasoned entrepreneurs as well.

Meanwhile, Cathi Bond revisits the idea of nanny culture and how we draw the line between protecting kids on one hand, while still allowing them to grow up on the other. Consider MyKey, a new product that guarantees that teens can’t do things like speed or spin their wheels on gravel when out in the family car. (via BoingBoing)

 

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Tags: child-rearing, trends

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