The Perils Of Modern Parenting, Australian Edition

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It’s unfortunate that only DirecTV viewers get to watch The Slap, an eight-part Australian series that premieres tonight. The acclaimed series, which aired in Australia in the fall and is based on a novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, deserves a wider American audience. The plot revolves around the repercussions of a man slapping someone else’s child—a spoiled, unruly toddler who would be the bane of any playground.

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