Does Reality TV Families Split up Families?

With all the reality tv shows coming and going its made me wonder what type of pressure it has on those that have to be under the camera all the time. One example is Jon & Kate Plus 8, here’s a husband and a wife that were getting along just fine and had twins, then sextuplets and were invited to do a reality show.

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The first two seasons were great, but I think the “reality” part of it started getting in the way. Cameras were constantly around, Kate is a control freak, Jon is too laid back, the couple would soon have their entire lives on camera. Many believed this couple would make it after their renewel wedding vows in Hawaii but it only seem to pull them apart more. Rumors are swirling that the couple are both seeing other people, or one is and the other isn’t, etc, the rumors continue. But here’s a thought that some are thinking but others are not.

What about the children in this reality show? Sure we see their cute little faces every week, but that doesn’t really tell us how they are doing. The press is constantly there, asking them questions and now they can possibly see the rumors going around about their parents, I mean they do go shopping. Have the kids seen it? Can they see the stress between their parents? Do children at school ask them questions about it? What do they know? How does reality tv hurt the children and how much will a divorce hurt them?