Too Much Parenting

[Jason]

It's understandable parents want to be in control.  However, how can it help a kid when they are told everything to do, especially when they are already 13 or something?  It seems like it hurts their independence skills needed later.

Edited December 19, 2023 by Jason

[Heatman]

Too much patenting isn't good, I'm very much in support of that because it makes kids/teenagers to behave like puppets. Yes, I understand that parents have to play a big role in the lives of their kids but there should be a limit to everything. There should be a point where they are to sit back and just observe. After, they can give corrections but it's important to allow the kids to start making some decisions of their own at some point. 

[Jason]

On 1/25/2024 at 10:29 AM, Heatman said:

Too much patenting isn't good, I'm very much in support of that because it makes kids/teenagers to behave like puppets. Yes, I understand that parents have to play a big role in the lives of their kids but there should be a limit to everything. There should be a point where they are to sit back and just observe. After, they can give corrections but it's important to allow the kids to start making some decisions of their own at some point. 

Yes, that's about right.  I couldn't say it any better, but I wonder why parents can't get it?  I suppose it's because they love the kids and they don't understand that smothering them isn't love.