tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post4929595057304503370..comments2023-11-26T01:21:35.860-07:00Comments on Mormon Mommy Writers and Friends: A Digressing Tangent...Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-71497757253098347202012-12-09T20:05:42.119-07:002012-12-09T20:05:42.119-07:00Yeah, I was confused when I read that they’re bein...Yeah, I was confused when I read that they’re being “hindered” by their close relationships. If they’re referring to the trend of “helicopter parenting”, then that I understand. I think you can have a close relationship with your child without interfering with their autonomy. For me as a parent, one of the most important things I have learned is how to allow my kids to “detach” from me. It’s hard to let them make their own mistakes, but I know they need to in order to grow. <br /><br />I think the kind of closeness you’re referring to is priceless. I feel like our family relationships are a bank account, and the more we can fill them with positive memories, the more reserve we’ll have in those times when we need it most. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing- good to remember this time of year!<br /><br />KaseyQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394640941485859111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-50516161978224161182012-12-09T16:59:04.448-07:002012-12-09T16:59:04.448-07:00The article saying that teens are being hindered b...The article saying that teens are being hindered by their "close" relationships with their parents is not actually referring to a "close" relationship at all. <br /><br />They are referring to the increasing number of parents who are incapable of allowing their children to grow up or function independently in any way. College campuses all over the country have to block hotel rooms for Freshman Orientation Week... because the freshmen's parents are coming with them to all of their orientation activities. <br /><br />I was hiring tellers several years ago, and EVERY time I had a position open, at least one of the candidates' MOTHERS would call me and advocate for their child. These were often college students, sometimes college graduates, who were relying on their mother to get them a job. <br /><br />That is what "close relationships" those articles are warning against. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739830983426330836noreply@blogger.com