Parenting: Time to cut the cord

Subject: Parenting: Time to cut the cord Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:26 pm

The so-called ''helicopter'' parent is becoming ubiquitous, with new research showing more than 90 per cent of school psychologists and counsellors are encountering over-involved parents.

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Some schools are staging parenting workshops to counter this behaviour as psychologists believe it can damage a child's resilience.

A Queensland University of Technology survey of nearly 130 parenting professionals from across the country revealed numerous examples of overparenting: a 16-year-old whose mother makes him a special plate of food to take to parties because he is a picky eater; 10-year-olds attending school camp who don't know how to dress themselves; and an eight-year-old whose mother confronts her classmate over a playground disagreement.

More than a quarter of the school psychologists, counsellors, teachers and mental health workers surveyed reported seeing ''many'' instances of overparenting. Nearly two-thirds said they had seen some instances of this behaviour, while 8 per cent had never witnessed it.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/time-to-cut-the-cord-20130119-2d00u.html#ixzz2ITFuylfd

Parenting: Time to cut the cord

Parenting: Time to cut the cord

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