overparenting

Like much of what is called "overparenting," praise doesn't signify permissiveness or excessive encouragement; to the contrary, it is an exercise in sugar-coated control.

Alfie Kohn: Criticizing (Common Criticisms of) Praise

Code calls the overparenting trend one big failed experiment.

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The same is true of much "overparenting": It's an exercise in control.

Complaining about a generation of spoiled kids -- again

TR's own children suffered similar "overparenting," yet they went on to be war heroes and successful citizens.

Moppets With Helmets

Let's ignore, for now, that such "overparenting" is true only for those who can economically afford those mommy and me classes and also is about a society making more and more demands on what it means to be a "good parent."

A Tea Cozy

Last week, I explored the current trends in "overparenting" for younger children, and how many of the best intentions can backfire big time.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

This isn't surprising, after a decade in which "overparenting" became almost a badge of honor and you could sign a child up for a clay-modeling class only to find that you, too, were expected to stay and make coil pots. "

A Tea Cozy

This problem has been painstakingly diagnosed, critiqued and named: overparenting, hyperparenting, helicopter parenting, and my personal favorite, the kindergarchy.

Why French Parents Are Superior

Applying your intelligence and energy to these topics is not overparenting.

The Blessing of a B Minus

A Nation of Wimps is the first book to connect the dots between overparenting and the social crisis of the young.

A Nation of Wimps: Summary and book reviews of A Nation of Wimps by Hara Estroff Marano.