#overparenting

#overparenting

Parenting is hard. Children of all ages run into problems and challenges around every turn. Whether their kids are struggling with a hula hoop or a driver's test, parents have to decide when to step in and help, and when to let their child struggle toward their own solution. It's not always clear or intuitive how to respond. It's fairly easy for caring and well-meaning parents to become overly involved or even controlling of their child, beyond what is developmentally appropriate.