Hyper Parents & Coddled Kids

Watch this if you are like me and think we are becoming so over the top with all parenting issues, like making performances out of birthdays! This will be interesting.

Our 'poor' children are being brought up the old fashioned way, and hopefully won't end up like pampered little brats like some of these kids!

*off high horse now*

Bugger I missed it!

As yesterdays Palmy meet up probably showed, I don't coddle my kids. I did have a wee heart attack while Cooper was in the play tunnels but he had his big sister with him.

That's not fair on kids at all.

Bugger i missed it. What channel was it on. Will it be on demand?

It never ceases to amaze me at the surprise parents express when they find out their kid is average. Especially when the parents aren't exactly the sharpest tools either.

Missed it too, what was the gist of the story?

MamaT wrote: Was a very interesting watch, I guess it is a lot more over the top being American, but I definately see aspects of it here.

Actually they were Canadian...they both like to make that distinction.    But yeah, way OTT and IMO not a way to set your child up for living IN the world by themselves. My take is that my job as a parent is to give them the tools to be able to go out in the world at 16, 18,whatever and them be able to fend for themselves........not depend on me to do everything for them, including enrol them at University and give them wake up calls while they are there so they don't miss their lectures.

We're not quite 'free range' parents either, but do tend to lean more in that direction. Was interesting what they said about the rough housing, I tend to break that up quite a bit, so I have told myself not to unless someone is hurt and even engaged in some rough housing WITH them this morning.

$4000 for a first birthday!!! I'm all for first birthday parties if Mum and Dad want them (like you say, the kidlet's not going to remember much), but I wouldn't spend $4000 on any kind of kids party!

My parents didn't spend that much money on my 21st.

Bahahaha Oh Kelly I have tears in my eyes, that's classic (and a bit tragic!)

$4k on a kids party?!?!?! Crikey.

Parents can be fairly pushy and over the top here too, specially when it comes to schools and things. I hate it but console myself with the thought that we'll be home before C is school age - I hope!!

I've seen a few of the helicopter / pushy parents in my time too. I see a lot of 18-y-o or so kids starting Uni and leaving home for the first time. I'm actually pretty cool with calls from parents (seriously, when your 18 I know you're capable of picking up the phone, but it can be hard work, and I don't have anything against Mums who give the kid a hand). But there's a line between that and being down-right obsessive over your kids lives, and we so see some of that too