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Originally Posted by Flames0910
Is it at all possible that the over-protective parenting 'trend' is itself sensationalized and not true to life so that when we see one we think 'omg, another overprotective parent - what is the world coming to?' or on the other side of the coin making parents think it's normal and what is expected of them? (let's face it, flying in the face of the norm is a risk)
I'm 22 so I have no idea. I don't know a tonne of people who are parents of young children nor do I really pay attention when the TV is talking about anything parenting related.
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I think there's a truth to this; for every overprotective parent there's a parent that doesn't give their kid the attention they need. Finding the right balance is difficult. But the media and the public loves stories of bad parents. I do think there's a bit of irony (not real irony, the alanis morrisette kind) in the mother's overprotective intentions actually causing a situation that put her child in more danger; but the intent wasn't necessarily that awful.