When your kid is having stress or anxiety or depression and they're living away from home, it's heartbreaking. Parents are feeling more involved and concerned for their young adult children.
Some parents are holding onto a level of involvement that's maybe healthy for a toddler deep into their kids' teen years. There are no messages like, 'Hey, your kid can do this.'
Sometimes I'm shocked at the level of what they're asking about... Like, 'Does my kid need shower shoes?' I don't know if the kids really need that help or if the parents just feel like they need to control everything.
Part of parents' micromanaging is just them missing their kids and wanting to do the little things for them, trying to show they care despite the distance.
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