That last point...the helicopter parenting is so prevalent these days and it's hard not to just fall in line and do what all the other moms at the park are doing. I'm glad people are questioning it...there is much research showing it ultimately hurts kids' ability to thrive later on, even though it only happens because parents mean well and care so much. I'm doing my best to give them space to fail and learn, but it's a daily struggle for sure.
Yes! For awhile, I was absorbing all that parenting advice because it seemed right, but then once I actually started to think about it, I was like wait, maybe not...
That last point...the helicopter parenting is so prevalent these days and it's hard not to just fall in line and do what all the other moms at the park are doing. I'm glad people are questioning it...there is much research showing it ultimately hurts kids' ability to thrive later on, even though it only happens because parents mean well and care so much. I'm doing my best to give them space to fail and learn, but it's a daily struggle for sure.
Yes! For awhile, I was absorbing all that parenting advice because it seemed right, but then once I actually started to think about it, I was like wait, maybe not...