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Lawnmower Parents Are the New Helicopter Parents — Only They Might Be Even Worse
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For those parents who have children who suffer from anxiety or depression, it might seem more prudent to help remove as many challenges as possible, particularly if they've seen the way their child has responded negatively in the past.
"While I fully acknowledge every child and situation is different — for example, [special needs] students absolutely need certain struggles eliminated to be on a level playing field with their peers — I'm not sure that the solution for every sensitive child is to remove as much struggle as possible," the teacher, who has clinical anxiety, wrote. "I can't imagine how much worse my anxiety would be if my parents had taught me that my anxiety was something to be feared and avoided."