Excessive Parent Involvement = Chronic Child Dependency (CDD)

cheers
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:16:13 +0000

I was raised in a very busy 60’s household where I was pretty much left to my own devices–except that I was pressured to get a job at age 10–which I did. I’d say the prevailing parental attitude was: “Second or third tier of any category is good enough”.

Fair call by my parents but when I got my chance, I decided that I wanted my children to have the best in a few of categories: education, books, medicine, family travel and fresh food.

Delivering the best involves personal attention–call it ‘over-involvement’ if you will. I will accept that tag because I am pleased with the results of my endeavors. I have no worries about the independence or overall capability of my children. I do not expect to see either move back home at any stage.

Even though I worked from the age of 10–both of my children have already surpassed my worklife accomplishments–as well as my sporting, travel, academic and social accomplishments.