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How ‘helicopter parenting’ can hurt young children: Parents striking the balance
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30542
Subject(s) - directive , balance (ability) , psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , programming language , neuroscience
Scaffolding — supporting the development of children at the right time (instead of supporting them every step of the way) — helps children learn to regulate their own behaviors, but at the same time, standing back and simply letting the child find his or her own way is equally important. This is true with very young children as well as older children. But more research is needed to help parents understand that they can actually undermine their child's development by being overly directive.