"Terri Irwin has hit out at critics who accuse her of pushing eight-year-old daughter, Bindi, into the media spotlight."

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"She said Bindi, who is home-schooled and lives inside the family's Queensland animal park, Australia Zoo, had an easier lifestyle than many other children.  Every child is an individual and every parent needs to approach it uniquely and individually," Irwin, explaining the way she raises Bindi, said.  Bindi, who finished year 3 last year, was an A-grade student, she said.  I wouldn't say Bindi has it easy, because I have to make her go to school," she said.  She doesn't always want to go to school.  But, when it comes to extra-curricular activities I don't have to make her sing and dance.  She asks to.  Certainly I want to help encourage her in whatever direction she wants to take."

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"I think Bindi's schedule is a lot easier than a lot of children's," Irwin explained.  "...There's a lot of kids who have soccer practice, piano lessons, dance lessons and parents start feeling like a chauffeur and kids start feeling overwhelmed.  Bindi is certainly not like that.  Our evenings (at home in Queensland) are together as a family and we are really blessed to be able to be in a situation where we can take time off like that."

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