Are today's parents paranoid parents?

Entire generations of children have grown up under the wings of paranoid, over-protective hawks, who teach them to fear the world, to distrust everyone, and to seek some .... USA Today noted: “Many parents rarely let their kids roam the neighborhood, use public transportation or walk to school alone. read more

Absolutely! Yes, yes, and yes!! I believe that we as parents have to be on our guard for practically everything. We shouldn't be so worried about scraped knees, and kids failing to share toys on the playground. read more

There's an argument that parents today are too protective, too scared, too paranoid, along with being too supportive of self-esteem, etc. Any time we hear a narrative like this, we actually have to be very attentive to myths. read more

But, parents are terrified and pass their paranoid insecurities to their children. Anyone with small children today lives in a world where the risks are actually lower than when they were children themselves. read more