Child Coddling Problem
Have you ever wondered why most children with behavior problems seem to have some sort of connection with either being smothered by their parents or not being loved enough? It’s not a coincidence. Children all over have to cope with not being loved and cared for enough, or they have to cope with their parents being excessively cautious and overbearing.
‘’You can coddle your child and tell them, 'You're the best no matter what.' But in the end, when they go out into the real world, I think it's pretty tough out there and other children are cruel. ‘’ Amy Chua(2014) an American lawyer, writer, and legal scholar decided to share her stance on the topic of child coddling. The reason Chua has gone about saying this is because coddling children …show more content…
That being said, Anxiety could possibly lead to depression and substance abuse which makes the effects of Coddling even worse. Parents especially new parents never think there is an issue with being too over protective, but as an outcome it could become extremely drastic and lead to even worse extremes. Even special needs students feel that child coddling is a very important topic that needs to be dealt with. Abbott, a special needs child, feel strongly that the coddled child does not grow to be emotionally healthy. He grows up fearful and lacking in a sense of what he can or cannot accomplish. Ironically, he also can become self-absorbed which will stand in the way of his ability to have empathy. Empathy is a learned behavior: it does not come naturally. In order to be an emotionally healthy adult, you must develop this critical virtue reported Judy Loseff Lavin, Author of Special Kids Need Special Parents and former …show more content…
And that makes a child shut down because they don’t feel like they can do anything. Children should be taught with respect and love, but they also need to make mistakes so they can learn from them and know how to cope with similar situations. Some people think that coddling children is necessary for their well being, to keep them aware from every harmful situation they could be successful in, such as Bethel Moges and Kristi Weber, Psychological Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found research to come to their conclusion that parents who are physically there are not enough. ‘’A study investigating the connection between parent’s investment and children’s competence suggests that the emotional involvement of parents really does matter and affects the outcome of their child’s emotional competence and regulation.’’ So the way this should be interpreted is that parents need to spend excessive amounts of time with their children to help their emotional involvement. The reason children have so many emotional issues is because
‘’You can coddle your child and tell them, 'You're the best no matter what.' But in the end, when they go out into the real world, I think it's pretty tough out there and other children are cruel. ‘’ Amy Chua(2014) an American lawyer, writer, and legal scholar decided to share her stance on the topic of child coddling. The reason Chua has gone about saying this is because coddling children …show more content…
That being said, Anxiety could possibly lead to depression and substance abuse which makes the effects of Coddling even worse. Parents especially new parents never think there is an issue with being too over protective, but as an outcome it could become extremely drastic and lead to even worse extremes. Even special needs students feel that child coddling is a very important topic that needs to be dealt with. Abbott, a special needs child, feel strongly that the coddled child does not grow to be emotionally healthy. He grows up fearful and lacking in a sense of what he can or cannot accomplish. Ironically, he also can become self-absorbed which will stand in the way of his ability to have empathy. Empathy is a learned behavior: it does not come naturally. In order to be an emotionally healthy adult, you must develop this critical virtue reported Judy Loseff Lavin, Author of Special Kids Need Special Parents and former …show more content…
And that makes a child shut down because they don’t feel like they can do anything. Children should be taught with respect and love, but they also need to make mistakes so they can learn from them and know how to cope with similar situations. Some people think that coddling children is necessary for their well being, to keep them aware from every harmful situation they could be successful in, such as Bethel Moges and Kristi Weber, Psychological Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found research to come to their conclusion that parents who are physically there are not enough. ‘’A study investigating the connection between parent’s investment and children’s competence suggests that the emotional involvement of parents really does matter and affects the outcome of their child’s emotional competence and regulation.’’ So the way this should be interpreted is that parents need to spend excessive amounts of time with their children to help their emotional involvement. The reason children have so many emotional issues is because