These days parents will do alot of strange things to shelter their children: baby leashes, tv blocks, even gps chips. This sheltering really has proven effective, but is that really good thing? I "stumbledupon" an interesting article arguing that it is not. It claims that this new trend of suffocating parenting will weaken the ability of this generation's youth to deal with stress and regulate emotions as adults. I definitely agree with everything the article argues. It really just makes sense. But I don't the appropriate response would be disregarding any form of parental sheltering and letting kids do anything they please. Where do you think the happy medium lies? Even if you don't read the article, what do you think about this new trend of over sheltering kids? Do you think a parent can ever do too much sheltering, or is it never enough? Do you think over sheltering will actually effect the development of today's youth?
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I think in today's society, parents really are sheltering their children way too much. I'm not an expert, but I'm sure that the parents over protection of the child will somehow effect them as they grow up and they won't be able to 'leave the nest' as most kids do. I've heard stories of parents calling their children's (who are out of college) potential boss's trying to get them a job. Most of the time, the kids don't even have a problem with their parents doing this. Parents cannot shelter their kids to this extent, their children need to learn to provide for themselves.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we discussed in class today the need for a child to 'wander.' With baby leashes and parents hovering over their children's every move, the ability for a child to be free is ceasing to exist.