hyperparenting
Smothering parental control
Hyperparenting is an intense, overinvolved approach to raising children—scheduling every activity, monitoring every interaction, shielding from every disappointment.
The term is critical, suggesting parents who hover anxiously and intervene excessively: Hyperparenting produces kids who can't handle setbacks.
Related to helicopter parenting, though hyperparenting emphasizes the driven, perfectionist quality of the involvement.
Force upon contact
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- performanceCarrying out a task
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
success · perfectionism · college admissions · SATs · extracurriculars · tutoring · enrichment · milestones
Intensely demanding maternal figure
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- child-centeredFocused on children's needs
- overinvolvedToo deeply entangled
Chronic occupational depletion
- anxiety disordersConditions causing excessive worry
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- dependencyState of needing support
- fragilityEase of breaking
low self-esteem · rebellion · resentment · learned helplessness · perfectionism · underperformance
Excessive parental supervision
- smotheringDepriving of air
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- hoveringSuspended without support
- shieldingProtecting from harm
sheltering · babying · cushioning · safeguarding · rescuing · intervening · insulating · guarding
Excessive control over details
- dictatingSpeaking for recording
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
demanding · overbearing · regimentation · coercive · supervising · interfering · restrictive · monitoring
Pressure, mental or vocal
- worryTroubled mental state
- fearEmotional response to threat
- tensionStretched or strained state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
overwhelm · apprehension · insecurity · dread · panic · angst · distress · unease
pressure
Force upon contact
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- performanceCarrying out a task
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
grades · success · perfectionism · college admissions · SATs · extracurriculars · tutoring · enrichment · milestones · academics
tiger mom
Intensely demanding maternal figure
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- child-centeredFocused on children's needs
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- anxiety disordersConditions causing excessive worry
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- dependencyState of needing support
fragility · low self-esteem · rebellion · resentment · learned helplessness · perfectionism · underperformance
helicoptering
Excessive parental supervision
- smotheringDepriving of air
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- hoveringSuspended without support
shielding · sheltering · babying · cushioning · safeguarding · rescuing · intervening · insulating · guarding · watchfulness
micromanaging
Excessive control over details
- dictatingSpeaking for recording
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
intrusive · demanding · overbearing · regimentation · coercive · supervising · interfering · restrictive · monitoring · scheduling
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
nervousness · overwhelm · apprehension · insecurity · dread · panic · angst · distress · unease · restlessness
hyperparentinghands-off parenting
Uninvolved child-rearing approach
permissive parenting · underparenting · benign neglect · neglectful parenting · neglect
hyperparentingfree-range parenting
Child-rearing emphasizing independence
unschooling · self-directed learning · free play · gentle parenting · attachment parenting
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