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Breakpoint
How ‘Intensive’ Parenting is Making Us Lonely
Sep 17, 2024
Intensive parenting is leading to loneliness for both parents and kids. The discussion reveals how this high-pressure approach replaces supportive community practices with isolation. They suggest that encouraging community engagement and unsupervised play can ease modern parenting struggles. The need for get-togethers for parents without the kids is emphasized as a potential remedy to reconnect and share experiences.
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- High-intensity parenting restricts children's autonomy, negatively impacting their emotional control and social skills development.
- The decline of community among parents contributes to increased isolation and emotional strain, making parenting feel more burdensome than ever.
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The Impact of Helicopter Parenting
High-intensity parenting has significantly affected both children and parents, as highlighted by researchers like Jonathan Haidt and Peter Gray. Children today often lack the autonomy to structure their own activities, leading to declines in executive functioning, emotional control, and social skills. This over-parenting trend, which some attribute to modern societal pressures, has left many young adults feeling less happy compared to past generations. Additionally, parents are grappling with the emotional strain of these demands, contributing to feelings of exhaustion and being overwhelmed despite having fewer children.
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