Boundary Buster #3 - Over-Protection

Mother and son walk to school each day hand-in-hand. Lovely thought and sight except that the son is now 10 years old.

As parents we need to watch out that we are not over-protecting our children. Part of growing up and maturing is making mistakes and becoming independent. We, as parents, can sqelch that process by not allowing our children their independence by becoming over-protective and smothering.

Think about yourself and how you would feel to have another person always "hovering" around you. We all need our space and children need it just as much as adults. We do need to be aware of our children and where they are but as they grow older, we need to step back and out of the picture and allow them their space.

Over-protection is Boundary Buster # 3.

For more on this, tune into Island Parent Radio on Village 900, on Tuesday June 12th at 7 pm (PST) or Sunday morning (June 17th) at 9 am (PST) and hear our complete discussion.