How Overprotective Parents Make Kids More Vulnerable
To what lengths do we go to protect our children? At what point is it important to recognize that a parent’s job is to facilitate and help the child to connect with responsibility for their own actions?
Showing posts with label helicopter parents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label helicopter parents. Show all posts
Friday, January 22, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Hong Kong’s helicopter parents must back off, to allow their children to grow up
Hong Kong’s helicopter parents must back off, to allow their children to grow up
When it comes to the problem of pampered Hong Kong children, many people blame overprotective parents. Being the only child in a so-called ideal middle-class family, I have been raised as a typical Hong Kong child.
When it comes to the problem of pampered Hong Kong children, many people blame overprotective parents. Being the only child in a so-called ideal middle-class family, I have been raised as a typical Hong Kong child.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Experts weigh in on shaming parents for giving kids freedom
Experts weigh in on shaming parents for giving kids freedom
Regardless of how you choose to parent your child, you can be sure that someone will disagree with it. And there is always going to be someone out there who will also voice that disagreement — whether you care to hear it or not.
Regardless of how you choose to parent your child, you can be sure that someone will disagree with it. And there is always going to be someone out there who will also voice that disagreement — whether you care to hear it or not.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Parents vow to fight ‘free range kids’ decision
Parents vow to fight ‘free range kids’ decision
The Maryland parents investigated for letting their young children walk home by themselves from a park were recently found responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect in a decision that has not fully resolved their clash with authorities over questions of parenting and children’s safety.
The Maryland parents investigated for letting their young children walk home by themselves from a park were recently found responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect in a decision that has not fully resolved their clash with authorities over questions of parenting and children’s safety.
Friday, March 13, 2015
We Live in an Age of Irrational Parenting
We Live in an Age of Irrational Parenting
If you fancy yourself a normalish, reasonably rational parent, you probably read, with equal parts horror and fascination, about the recent travails of a Maryland couple that tried to allow their children to walk the one mile from a local park to their home in Silver Spring. They were charged by child protective services with “unsubstantiated” child neglect — itself a near-oxymoronic and self-canceling term — which means their case will be held on file for five years. There are many things wrong with this action, not least what it says about the excesses of parenting culture (more on this in a bit), but among the most egregious is that it runs completely contrary to the trends in child safety that have emerged in the past couple of decades. Bluntly put: It’s hard to think of a safer time and a better place than the United States of 2015 to raise children — but we act as though the opposite were true.
If you fancy yourself a normalish, reasonably rational parent, you probably read, with equal parts horror and fascination, about the recent travails of a Maryland couple that tried to allow their children to walk the one mile from a local park to their home in Silver Spring. They were charged by child protective services with “unsubstantiated” child neglect — itself a near-oxymoronic and self-canceling term — which means their case will be held on file for five years. There are many things wrong with this action, not least what it says about the excesses of parenting culture (more on this in a bit), but among the most egregious is that it runs completely contrary to the trends in child safety that have emerged in the past couple of decades. Bluntly put: It’s hard to think of a safer time and a better place than the United States of 2015 to raise children — but we act as though the opposite were true.
Thursday, March 05, 2015
Children were caught walking at the wrong time
Children were caught walking at the wrong time
This story just keeps going. So let's keep it going.
This story just keeps going. So let's keep it going.
- 'Free-range' parents' nightmare: When teaching independence is called child neglect
- Parents debate CPS' decision for 'free range' Maryland parents
I'll keep updating this post throughout the day.
- Parents talk free-range parenting philosophy
- 'Free-range parenting' glitch - parents charged for children walking home alone
- Free-Range Mom Blamed For Child Neglect Says Her Life Has Been 'Torn Apart'
- Update: Maryland sides against ‘free-range’ parents with finding of child neglect
- Md. ‘Free Range’ Parents Fighting Child Neglect Charges
Don't you just love how the media jumps on and analyzes this shit?
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
'Free-Range' Parents Under Investigation for Child Neglect Will Appeal CPS Decision
'Free-Range' Parents Under Investigation for Child Neglect Will Appeal CPS Decision
A decision has been made regarding the Maryland parents that were placed under investigation for child neglect in January after allowing their kids, ages 6 and 10, to walk alone to neighborhood playgrounds. But the ruling, by Montgomery County Child Protective Services (CPS), has not provided any closure on the situation for parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv.
A decision has been made regarding the Maryland parents that were placed under investigation for child neglect in January after allowing their kids, ages 6 and 10, to walk alone to neighborhood playgrounds. But the ruling, by Montgomery County Child Protective Services (CPS), has not provided any closure on the situation for parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv.
‘Unsubstantiated’ child neglect finding for free-range parents
‘Unsubstantiated’ child neglect finding for free-range parents
The Maryland parents investigated for letting their young children walk home by themselves from a park were found responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect in a decision that has not fully resolved their clash with authorities over questions of parenting and children’s safety.
The Maryland parents investigated for letting their young children walk home by themselves from a park were found responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect in a decision that has not fully resolved their clash with authorities over questions of parenting and children’s safety.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Raising our children on fear
Raising our children on fear
We all want what is best for our children. We want them to be happy and successful, and we want to protect them from harm. But what if we are protecting them from extremely remote threats while ignoring the things that most endanger their well-being?
We all want what is best for our children. We want them to be happy and successful, and we want to protect them from harm. But what if we are protecting them from extremely remote threats while ignoring the things that most endanger their well-being?
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Vaccine deniers, the criminalization of parenthood and the loss of community
Vaccine deniers, the criminalization of parenthood and the loss of community
In recent days, a measles outbreak in California has elevated an ongoing debate over childhood vaccination to the level of a public emergency. And as potential Republican presidential candidates have tried to seek advantages in the race, they have turned vaccination into a partisan issue, too, rather than a choice fueled by a number of motivations across the political spectrum. But the fight to keep vaccination rates high enough to keep us all safe from preventable disease is just one symptom of a more overarching problem.
In recent days, a measles outbreak in California has elevated an ongoing debate over childhood vaccination to the level of a public emergency. And as potential Republican presidential candidates have tried to seek advantages in the race, they have turned vaccination into a partisan issue, too, rather than a choice fueled by a number of motivations across the political spectrum. But the fight to keep vaccination rates high enough to keep us all safe from preventable disease is just one symptom of a more overarching problem.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
The terrible downside of helicopter parenting
The terrible downside of helicopter parenting
The story about a brother and sister, ages 10 and 6, who were stopped by police on their walk home from a park in suburban Maryland raises doubts about how much protection modern-day kids need. The children had permission from their parents to walk the one mile home. But Maryland local police insisted on giving them a ride and obviously perceived the terrain as dangerous.
The story about a brother and sister, ages 10 and 6, who were stopped by police on their walk home from a park in suburban Maryland raises doubts about how much protection modern-day kids need. The children had permission from their parents to walk the one mile home. But Maryland local police insisted on giving them a ride and obviously perceived the terrain as dangerous.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Helicopter parents' harmful hovering at Northern Colorado
Helicopter parents' harmful hovering at Northern Colorado
The day a little bird decides to leave the nest is a huge event for parents; However, some parents refuse to completely let go, following their child right out the nest and into their early adulthood years.
The day a little bird decides to leave the nest is a huge event for parents; However, some parents refuse to completely let go, following their child right out the nest and into their early adulthood years.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Why are we criminalizing childhood independence?
Why are we criminalizing childhood independence?
Good thing I don’t live in Montgomery County. Because the cops, apparently, would be at my door.
Good thing I don’t live in Montgomery County. Because the cops, apparently, would be at my door.
Friday, November 28, 2014
The Growing Backlash Against the "Overprotected Child"
Child experts say some parents can be so protective of their children, they can become overdependent. This is what experts call "the irony of the overprotected child."
Friday, November 07, 2014
Law Says One Thing, Child Services Says Another: Don't Let Your Kid Outside
Law Says One Thing, Child Services Says Another: Don't Let Your Kid Outside
The government loves your kids more than you do. Or so it seems to believe. How else to explain a government worker visiting a Maryland mom and threatening her with a fine and jail time for letting her kids play outside? Here's a letter she wrote me describing the terrible child abuse she committed:
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Child Services To Wrongly Accused Mom: 'Don't Let Your Kids Play Outside'
Child Services To Wrongly Accused Mom: 'Don't Let Your Kids Play Outside'
The protection of children has been in the news lately, with NFL superstar Adrian Peterson embroiled in a scandal surrounding accusations of child abuse. But Child Protective Services itself also has an ugly side, a dark side of bureaucrats and busybodies making life a living hell for parents who, sometimes, have done absolutely nothing wrong. The case reported by Reason appears to be one of those cases.
The protection of children has been in the news lately, with NFL superstar Adrian Peterson embroiled in a scandal surrounding accusations of child abuse. But Child Protective Services itself also has an ugly side, a dark side of bureaucrats and busybodies making life a living hell for parents who, sometimes, have done absolutely nothing wrong. The case reported by Reason appears to be one of those cases.
CPS to Mother: Don't Let Your Kids Play Outside
Child Services to Mom Who Did Nothing Wrong: 'Just Don't Let Your Kids Play Outside'
http://reason.com/blog/2014/09/15/chi...
It's all fun and games until your neighbor decides that she is the boss of the fun and games
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Today’s Overprotected Kids Are Tomorrow’s Nightmare Employees
Today’s Overprotected Kids Are Tomorrow’s Nightmare Employees
Have you ever been to a tee-ball game? Scooping out your own eyeballs with a plastic spoon by the end of whatever they’re calling the first inning will cross your mind more than once. There are no strikes and no outs, and the only cheer is, “Don’t worry about it, buddy!” It doesn’t matter if it’s dark or raining, or that locusts are descending upon the field, no one is going anywhere until every single kid stands at that tee and gets a hit.
Have you ever been to a tee-ball game? Scooping out your own eyeballs with a plastic spoon by the end of whatever they’re calling the first inning will cross your mind more than once. There are no strikes and no outs, and the only cheer is, “Don’t worry about it, buddy!” It doesn’t matter if it’s dark or raining, or that locusts are descending upon the field, no one is going anywhere until every single kid stands at that tee and gets a hit.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Paranoid Parents Are a Bigger Threat to Kids
Paranoid Parents Are a Bigger Threat to Kids
Our kids are suffering from an orgy of bad parenting. Yes, there are real dangers to kids, but the main harm they face is imposed by their own parents.
Our kids are suffering from an orgy of bad parenting. Yes, there are real dangers to kids, but the main harm they face is imposed by their own parents.
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