tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post115430417034690241..comments2024-03-09T02:32:34.549-06:00Comments on Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Parental Protectiveness Breeds Big BabiesMelissa Clouthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864991953502438461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-1154313600042161672006-07-30T20:40:00.000-06:002006-07-30T20:40:00.000-06:00Every age has its dangers, and parents adjust acco...Every age has its dangers, and parents adjust accordingly. We don't get to give our children quite the freedoms and restrictions we had ourselves.<BR/><BR/>100 years ago, children were in more danger of starving, or of being left orphaned, and parents stressed an ability to fend for oneself accordingly. We're pretty sure that whatever happens to our kids, they won't starve, or won't have to hunt or grow their own food. With an enormously mobile society, however, children are more vulnerable out in public, as they "belong" less to communities and more to their nuclear family only.<BR/><BR/>My sons from Romania were and are in some ways much more self-sufficient than my older sons. But I don't think this generalizes to other situations of independence necessarily.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.com