The Overparenting Epidemic

Helicopter parents, tiger moms, cosseters, hothouse parents . . . Whatever we label it, overparenting —anxious, invasive, overly attentive, and competitive parenting—may have finally backfired. As we witness the first generation of overparented children becoming adults in their own right, many studies show that when baby boomer parents intervene inappropriately––with too much advice, excessive favors, and erasing obstacles that kids should negotiate themselves––their “millennial” children end up