Parents who worry unnecessarily

Cash-Cow_3

A house I went into once had every safety device going to "protect" their young children. Three stair gates (two on the stairs) one across the kitchen. Locks on all the kitchen cupboards, covers on all the sockets, foam things to stop doors closing.

marisco_2

Cash-Cow wrote: »

A house I went into once had every safety device going to "protect" their young children. Three stair gates (two on the stairs) one across the kitchen. Locks on all the kitchen cupboards, covers on all the sockets, foam things to stop doors closing.

Makes you wonder how the kids coped when they stepped outside. Perhaps the parents bubble wrapped them :cool:

You can totally over protect children. They need to have some trust shown in them, so as they learn to appreciate that some things are dangerous and should be treated with care and respect.

Northern_Princess

I do worry a lot about my DD but the way I see it is I need to let her go and make her own mistakes and learn from them. It is really hard sometimes though. All I can do is be here to help her pick up the pieces if she needs me to.

I had a very overbearing mother who I felt intruded into my life a lot. I always promised myself I would never do that with my own child. My plan has in a way backfired though as she now comes and talks to me about anything and everything. SOME things I hear I want to cover my ears and sing la la la to myself to blot it out :eek: Too much info is not always a good thing :rotfl: