overparenting

A backlash against overparenting had been building for years, but now it reflects a new reality.

Such children are believed by proponents to be more successful in later life, while others consider too many activities to indicate overparenting.

Overparenting has a lot in common with overwork.

“A lot of parents are exhausted by their own overparenting,” said Bryan Caplan, an economics professor at George Mason University.

How We Got Here Overparenting had been around long before Douglas MacArthur's mom Pinky moved with him to West Point in 1899 and took an apartment near the campus, supposedly so she could watch him with a telescope to be sure he was studying.

But it also robs them of the chance to learn who they are, what they love and how to navigate the world, Lythcott-Haims argues in her book "How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success."

I'm interested in humans thriving, and it turns out that overparenting is getting in the way of that.