The Child Trap

The article 'The Child Trap' has provided the reader with insights in to over-parenting behavior. Most of the readers might be able to empathize with the article and would agree with most arguments in the article, as in some or the other way many have been through over-parenting in their childhood or even now. I agree with the author on his views about over-parenting. As mentioned in the article, over-parenting has not only been noticed in young children but also in adults, who stay with their family upon graduating, and are still dependent on their parents in some or the other way. At the early childhood of their children, parents tend to have education as a priority, constantly worrying about whether their children will be able to get in to a good college or not, and they enroll their children in various activities. Children are controlled by their parents, and are not given the liberty to think and decide for themselves in cases where over-parenting is dominant. I personally believe that parents should, provide some sort of freedom to their children in prioritizing their activities and only provide suggestions to their children.