Does anyone doubt we live in a celebrity-crazed culture? Remember the “balloon boy,” whose seemingly frantic parents claimed their child had been playing with a huge mylar flying saucer-shaped balloon when it suddenly whisked aloft and sailed away with him. After hours of live TV coverage and the efforts of dozens of rescue responders, the balloon was found to be empty, even of hot air, and the little boy was found hiding out in his garage — stashed there by his parents so they could get “famous” for a few hours.

Everyone wants to be a celebrity – to have their YouTube video go viral, to get their own “reality” TV show, to be an “American Idol.” The reason for attaining celebrity status doesn’t matter. Just being the center of attention is the goal. For many of our kids, if you are not a…