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...name it: Pampers panic? Tot terror? Baby gloom? But whatever you call it, mark this astonishing fact: for once Hollywood has arrived first on the case, identifying what is obviously a vast and troubling social malaise before Donahue has talked it to death or Congress even thought of throwing money...
...clubs and local Ys. Specialized children's exercise centers seem to be springing up everywhere. Playorena, a chain started six years ago, now has 70 centers, mainly on the East Coast, with 7,500 pupils. Gymboree, begun in 1980, boasts 252 franchises nationwide and 50,000 clients. Cost of tot workouts: $2.50 to $10.50 a class...
Many of the centers promote themselves as a kind of head-start program for physical education. They often cite statistics showing that 50% of U.S. youngsters fail standard physical fitness tests, and emphasize that tot classes help develop motor skills, balance and flexibility. In addition, the 45- to 50-minute sessions introduce children to a variety of equipment: giant balls, hoops, tunnels, slides, mats and trampolines. Says Ellen Cutter, $ administrator of Leaps & Bounds, a popular program in Oak Park, Ill.: "It's an environment that encourages kids to be physically active and to delight in using their bodies...
...birding to a legitimate business trip. But when the ruddy ground dove was reported in Texas last November, he was there the next day, with no business trip as an excuse. He expects to fly 300,000 miles on birding trips this year and does not want to tot up the costs. "It would scare me if I found out," he says...
This year's fashion doll is Jem, with her own rock band, the Holograms, and her own theme song, "Jem is truly, truly, truly outrageous." She is related by plastic to Cricket, a talking tot ("Are we having fun or what?"), and to Barbie, the original glitz princess. Barbie's clothes alone sell more than 20 million pieces each year, making Mattel the largest manufacturer of women's wear in the world...