Is there such a thing as Over-Parenting? I think so. When you don’t let your kid experience things… you are telling them “I don’t believe you can handle this so I’m going to protect you from it”. The intention is great…but the consequence is disasterous.

And what happens is that it builds on it’self…. on small seemingly harmless ways. From the mom who doesn’t want to expose her kid to other kids because the “noise” is upsetting. To the toddler who is never told “no!” or “taught how to comfort themselves” to the teen who can’t make a plan for the future — like telling mom when to pick them up from the game but instead just ringing them on their cell phone to come get them now. What is the message we are sending our kids?

This is a great article!!! Very thought provoking!

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