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Follow these 5 tips to avoid overparenting
Samira Vishwas | February 27, 2026 9:24 AM CST

Tips To Avoid OverparentingMany times, parents become so over-protective of their child that they do not understand whether what they are doing for their child is right or not. They are always afraid that their child might learn some wrong habits or face some kind of problem. That is why they start over-parenting the child. They keep stopping the child on every small thing, even leaving them with the grandparents. They are afraid, but due to their habit of overparenting, they start putting unnecessary pressure on the mind and brain of their children. At the same time, they start limiting the child within a circle, due to which even after growing up, the children are not able to face difficult situations on their own.

Leave the child alone for some time

You want that your child does not face any kind of problem, that is why you stay with your child all the time, do not leave him alone even for a minute, then instead of doing this, leave your child alone for some time. By doing this, the child will be able to do his favorite things and learn to spend time with himself.

a mother playing with her son
Do not always be a problem solver

If you are always ready to solve every problem of the child yourself, then you yourself stop the mental development of the child. By doing this, the child does not develop the ability to think, understand and solve problems and he becomes weaker than other children. Therefore, instead of overparenting all the time, let the child face problems on his own.

Parents who overparent their children, prevent their children from going out alone, and even try to keep them away from children of their own age. You should avoid doing this and teach your child to go out alone, so that he can understand what is good and bad on his own.

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Avoid praising the child too much

Parents feel that if they praise their child for small things, then their child’s morale will increase and he will always try to move forward. But doing this is your biggest mistake, because when you praise the child too much, he becomes self-centered. He also starts considering himself powerful, so avoid doing this from now on. Give as much praise as is needed.

Never try to keep your child emotionally tied to you, nor do you stop talking to him to get your point across. By doing this, you not only make the child timid but also teach him bad habits.


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