Hi friends - today I’ll be talking with Neil Swidey who wrote that great piece “Rush Little Baby. . . ” for the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine this week. (You can find the link under Monday’s “Parenting Tip.”)

We’ll be talking about the epidemic of parents who push their kids academically and otherwise - why? Are our egos too tied up in our kids? And how as parents do we get off that track if we are on it?Also, I’ll be having a great “giveaway” for anyone in the Chicago area. The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus is coming to town, and I’ll have some great ticket vouchers to give away, so listen in to win! This is a family four-pack and a $100 dollar value. (Technically, it’s a $96 dollar value but you get the point).

Here’s how to do it - the first person to comment below and correctly identify my favorite rock star (boy, is this easy!) wins the tickets. You know the rules, no employees or family members of WYLL, and no one who has recently won a prize from WYLL (in the last 30 days) may participate.

HINT: To all the folks e-mailing me and trying but not quite getting the rock star angle - yes, I mean a real secular rock star, I talk about him all the time (there’s your hint - it’s a male) and if you listen to the music on the show when we come back in, you can’t miss it . . . but since the webcast isn’t up quite yet, here’s ANOTHER hint, he’s in his 60s (wait, that’s all great rock stars) so try this - he loves soccer. Keep trying - I want to give away those tickets! And you don’t have to e-mail me, you just need to try here. . .

You can listen to the show streaming on www.wyll.com (or after the show, podcast here and on NationalReview.com)

Have a great day - Betsy

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