Overparenting..."Were you fortunate or not?"

I do see some truth in the arguments from, "The Child Trap," article. However the article caters to the parenting of upper class and high middle class people. This does not completely pertain to my household therefor my insight into the topic is based on views of my friend's families. For example I had one good friend of mine whom fits into this category extremely well. He was part of a more upper middle class family. My friend was in the top 5% of our high school class and also the captain of our soccer team. Since he was able to grasp a sport his family was traveling hours away for different sports practices. At many points he has been overwhelmed with the expectations and activities placed on him by his parents. The over parenting aspect is especially prevalent in high school sports scene. The, "Soccer Mom," term is now a household name. My friend's mom took this to the next level. In fact she ran our whole high school soccer organization besides the coaching of the players! The soccer mom term correlates with the over parenting topic. I do partially disagree with one of the stories points though. According to the article some of the supporters of the theory think that this over parenting may be hurting the success of the child. I do not find this true because my friend has been able to stay level headed and keep a balance life. I would not be surprised to see him doing well in any job position in the future. Another example of over parenting is with my brother. My mother and father have a completely opposite approach to handling my brother. My mom takes the over parenting approach. Unfortunately for him my mom keeps tabs on everything he does. She constantly wants to know where he is, when he will be places, and who he is with. She goes to the extreme to find these things out. However my brother may also deserve this treatment.