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How do you raise ‘normal’ kids in the White House

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According to Suzanne Smalley in “How do you raise ‘normal’ kids in the White House,” the president-elect Barack Obama will move into the White House soon with his family. People are not only interested in his policies, but also concerned about how they will raise their children in the White House.
In my opinion, it is not easy to keep their children in normal since they are the celebrities and everyone in the world is taking focus on them. Therefore, they have to face public and media everyday because people think what they do is interesting. In fact, it brings a bad effect to the children, they are too young to deal with the situation and have no idea what to do. It is just too stressful to them.
Besides, living in the White House, a place where may be the center of power in the world and offer excellent care, might not help children to grow. It is because they are well protected and people in the house will look after them carefully. After a long time, they might be over spoiled and take things for granted. For this reason, I think it is good for the Obamas to enforce the kids do chores and handle their own stuff.