#243: Stop Overparenting—You’re Sabotaging Your Teen’s Future
About this episode
This episode discusses the negative effects of overparenting on teenagers and offers strategies to foster their independence and confidence.
In this episode, I explain how you may be unwittingly overparenting (aka, helicopter parenting) your teen—and why doing too much for or controlling your teenager actually sets them up for failure as a young adult. I'll explain what helicopter parenting really looks like and the psychological damage it causes to our teens, young adults, or college-age kids. You'll also learn practical strategies to stop overparenting, reduce parent-teen conflict, and raise confident teenagers who can han...
People in this episode
Host: Ann Coleman, J.D.
Topics covered
- overparenting
- helicopter parenting
- teen development
- parent-teen conflict
- confidence building
Keywords
- overparenting
- helicopter parenting
- teenagers
- parenting strategies
- psychological damage
- young adults
- confidence
- parent-teen relationship
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