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Originally Posted by Lady Blue
What do you mean by parents having too much control over their kids? In what way? I don't understand this.
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In the UK, parents seem to object to anyone else coming into contact with their children - certainly, they get upset if anyone else chastises them (even a teacher).
Yet, they also want their children to be accepted in the community (e.g. taking them to restaurants).
I think it was even reported in one of the threads here that someone sitting in a park watching children play - was viewed with obvious suspicion by a gaggle of mothers, until they were made uncomfoprtable enough to leave.
I saw a lost child crying in a shopping centre - but no member of the public dared approach him to offer help for fear of the accusations that could be made.
We call it hysterical parent syndrome - they're far too overprotective imho. When they do finally let them off the leash the kids often lack the social skills to cope.
(But in all this, it's worth remembering there are parents doing a good job raising kids who are a credit to them, and a great addition to the community. I'm not trying to suggets they're all bad.)