Parenting: Can There be too Much?

I apologize for the lateness.

The article, "The Child Trap," describes a new emergency that exists in today's world. This emergency is that of Over-Parenting. This article claims that the parents who show their children too much attention are actually hurting their kids. The article claims that if a parent was to do too much for their kids that their kids wouldn't preform well in the real world. I have seen many examples of this right here at Drexel. I know of one student that was so homesick that she decided that she wanted to move out and head back home. She would rather commute to school. The problem occurs after she graduates and lands a job. Will she still live at home? There comes a time when you need to be independent and experience life on your own terms. The post entitled, "Over-parenting an Emergency," explains a different effect. He explains that his parents tried to shelter him too, and filled his schedule, so that he would have little time to experiment with cigarettes, drugs and parties. He believes that as he got older he was more curious than a child who experienced less parenting and lived somewhat of an average life. For the most part, I agree with what he had to say, but he said that reverse-psychology plays a role from excessive parenting. I disagree, I think a parent should explain why partying and drugs are bad, and explain the consequences so that the child wouldn’t be tempted to even try.