Originally Posted by Dude
Originally Posted by indigo
The distinction is generally between activities which the child finds intrinsically rewarding, determined by child's depth of interest, natural curiosity, and the child's own sense of work well done (curiosity satisfied) -vs- activities which are parent-prodded and possibly evaluated as work well done by an adult who determines whether the child has achieved the adult's desired outcome for the child's achievement or performance.
The problem here is that you're painting with a brush that is much too broad.
Painting with the brush provided by information in the links to articles on hot-housing, by experts.

Originally Posted by Dude
They don't always like sitting on the potty chair, picking up their toys, rinsing their dishes, or doing their homework.
Agreed. However the activities you list would not be mistaken for hot-housing, therefore attempting to apply the criteria typically used to distinguish enrichment from hot-housing simply does not fit.