Snowplow Parents
They love their kids and will do anything and everything to make sure they don’t fail, stay happy and have a good life. A
recent article
in the New York Times about this new parenting group says “Snowplow Parents” go so far as booking appointments and meetings for their adult children!
In this podcast:
Dr. Susan Newman
explains how parenting has become a competitive sport and while we should celebrate parents being involved in children’s lives… fostering their independence is just as important.
The most recent example of snowplow parents have been all over this month’s news cycle: the college admissions scandal.
Listen to the podcast above & watch more about the topic here:
