Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Stop Hovering: How Not to be a Helicopter Parent
Psych Central- Sometimes parents are the worst people to bring up their own children. Over-invested, over-emotional, over-protective and over-competitive, we can go to great lengths to ensure that our gifted and unique children do not have to suffer the trauma of being stonkingly bored and occasionally directionless, take responsibility for personal injury, make self-determined important life decisions and above all strain their brain against the angst and agony of critical thinking.
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