If you’ve been a parent for more than five minutes, you know that the desire to protect your child at all costs is one that can’t really be compared to anything you’ve ever experienced. But many parents struggle to discern what is protection and what is “over-protection.”
Much of what used to be accepted as standard parental protection is now often seen as “over-protection.” Parents are encouraged to expose their children to inappropriate behaviors and situations that would have brought heavy criticism on those same parents even five years ago.
