‘Intensive’ Parenting Is Now the Norm in America

“The style of child-rearing that most aspire to takes a lot of time and money, and many families can’t pull it off.”

“The survey, which polled roughly 3,600 parents of children ages 8 to 10 who were demographically and economically representative of the national population, found evidence that hands-on parenting is not just what the well-off practice—it’s what everyone aspires to.”

To read the results of the survey, go to “intensive Parenting . . .”

Don’t miss the short 2 minute video cli (at the bottom of the article) from the former Freshman Dean of Stanford University, “Are Helicopter Parents Ruing a Generation?”