" I don't know many teens who want someone looking after them"
Somehow, I think the Bush parenting isn't based on what the children wanted - more on what was best for them in their parent's opinion.
Perhaps you have confused them with the Clinton's?
;-)
not meant to be a political post but more a middle class upbringing. I wasn't raised with a nanny and when I turned 13
I had to be responsible for my own room and had household as well as outdoor jobs.
It was an lesson in self sufficiency and confidence building tool and transition into adulthood.
Children of rich parents often miss thee lessons and their folks bail them out (sometimes literally)