Over Restrictive Parenting Style

Individual children are significantly impacted by the parenting style and behaviours of their caregivers. It influences the way they perceive the world and life skills they acquire. Although the shielding of children from danger, illness and other harm is an aim of all parents, there are some that protect their offspring excessively. Despite the best intentions of mothers and fathers, overprotective parenting or ‘helicopter’ parenting can have adverse effects of the long term wellbeing, growth and development of children.

The behaviours of unduly protective parents are motivated by their attempt to assist their children. The overprotective parent may have the aspiration to excessively safeguard their children from any prospect of harm, hurt, …show more content…
The fact is that overprotective can have severe consequences for the offspring. When parenting my own children, I may try will endeavour to heed the experts’ advice to not partake in unreasonably overprotective behaviours.
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