The Effects Childhood Overprotection

Most people feel as though controlling their children’s every move is what is best for them in the end, but in reality, it causes more harm than good. Overprotecting your child can lead to short-term problems such as being bullied to long-term problems such as depression. Also when you overprotect your child it can weaken your relationship in the future. Your child may feel as though they cannot come to you for things because you might judge them or doubt their abilities toward things. Another big problem most children seem to face with overprotection is a decrease in their confidence. They are always going to try and do what they can to meet your standards. When they do not think they meet the standards of where you want them to be, they will start to doubt themselves and feel as though nothing they do is ever good enough. These findings are very true to me; watching my peers grow up around me and seeing just how different parenting skills are can be is very alarming. A lot of parents think that raising their kids a certain way is what is best for them. But every child is different, no matter how you bring them up, and sooner or later they are going to start wanting to make their own decisions. Some parents believe it is better not to expose your children to certain things such as sex, drugs, and alcohol because it would beneficial to them to stay away from these things. But what they don’t know is when their child finds out about it from friends or peers, the outcome of that is going to be worse than the parents letting them know ahead of time.

I feel as though parents need to ask themselves if there is a middle ground in how they raise their child. Can one be not too overprotective yet not so lenient at the same time? N...

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... the future they are going to think about how the parent will feel about the situation, instead of what they truly want to do. Every child wants nothing more than to be accepted by their parents and feel like they can go to them for comfort. In the Asian culture their parenting skills are known to be the strictest of them all. Asian parents tend to be more overprotective because they set high standards that they want their kids to fulfil. A lot of Asian parents just want their kids to become successful in life, but at the same time all the pressure they put on their children will make their child resent them. Though a lot of Asians seem to focus on how their child is doing academically, they tend to come off cold and unloving, and that’s what affects their children the most. Another thing overprotection can lead to is your child being bullied while attending school.