We live in an era when people obsess over their children and the topic of how to raise kids has become a subject of daily debate. That said, wait until you meet these parents who are taking things to the extreme… a couple who are happy to bare it all, literally, while raising their children in a nudist colony… five dwarf children being raised by a couple who are little people themselves and who insist on teaching the kids how to maneuver in an “average” size house to prepare them for the real world…a father who became an internet sensation when, having had enough of his daughter’s rude rants on YouTube, he decided to teach her a lesson she wouldn’t forget by shooting her laptop and posting the video on the Internet. And how about parents who use bribery – sometimes as extreme as trips to the Grammys – to persuade kids to get good grades, or parents who allow their children to drive adult-sized monster trucks or ride bucking horses in rodeos? Anchored by Barbara Walters with reports from Walters, Sharon Alfonsi, John Berman and Cameron Mathison, “Extreme Parenting” on “20/20” delves into wacky, unconventional and sometimes controversial parenting methods, FRIDAY, MAY 4 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
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David Sloan is executive producer of “20/20”.