October 2011... On the Couch
Has cotton wool parenting gone too far?
This month, three readers discuss whether children are being overprotected or if parents need to worry more because of the modern world we live in...
Susan Kinnear, 39
Believes children are growing up ill prepared for the real world. A senior university lecturer from Chester, Susan is married with three children.
Sharon McCormick, 39
A counsellor from Burntwood, Sharon is married with 8-year-old twins. She doesn't think very protective parenting has negative effects.
Pam Taylor, 53
Has two children and grandchildren. A writer, she lives in St Helens with her husband. She says the Government is making parents overcautious.
What kind of parenting style did you adopt when raising your own children?
Pam: "My husband and I were quite liberal with our children. The only thing we were strict over was the programmes they watched on TV. We tried to teach them wrong from right, but also let them make their own judgements on things."
Sharon: "I have a middle-ground approach with my twins where I give them some structure, but also some nurture as I don't think it's healthy to be one extreme or the other."
Susan: "There are certain things I'm very strict about, for example how much time my children spend on the computer. In other respects, I want them to make friends so encourage them to play out. I also want them to take responsibility for their actions, so if they haven't done their homework I won't write a note to make an excuse for them."
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Has cotton wool parenting gone too far? (CLOSED)
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