One of the criticisms of attachment parenting is that it creates
overly dependent children.
In response to concerns that holding your baby can lead to
an overly dependent child, Sears says that it's the opposite:
Not exact matches
I explored the myths surrounding «the only
child,» and the clichés about one
child being spoiled and
overly dependent.
Bed bonding results in more independent
children: Generally speaking, research around secure and insecure attachments show that
children that are securely attached to their parents become independent more easily and those that are insecurely attached end up being anxious or
overly dependent.
Children nursed into the third year are not
overly dependent.
Despite the naysayers objections that stem from an
overly sexual view of breastfeeding that nursing beyond age one or two can turn your
child into some kind of sociopath
dependent on his or her mother, there are plenty of moms who choose to nurse their
child until they decide to stop on their own.
That it encourages
children to be
overly dependent on mothers.
Are you concerned that the
child will grow
overly dependent on breastfeeding and need to breastfeed when they are in college?
Attendance at a La Leche League (LLL) meeting would be revelatory for those who believe older breastfed
children are
overly dependent.
In school, neglected young
children are more likely to have trouble distinguishing emotions in others, and preschoolers are more likely to be
overly dependent on their teachers.
All
children can be enlisted into the battle, but, generally speaking, the
children who are most vulnerable may be
overly dependent, fearful and passive.
Many researchers also include the subscale dependency in their research containing items referring to interpretations of student behavior only, such as «This
child is
overly dependent on me» and «This
child asks for my help when he / she really does not need help.»
By binding the
child in an
overly close and
dependent relationship, the enmeshed parent creates a psychologically unhealthy childrearing environment that interferes with the
child's development of an autonomous self.»