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[quote=Anonymous]We have always defined our parenting style as benign neglect. I see it as the opposite of the overscheduling and helicopter parenting that most parents do here. It is a recipe for more independent self-driven kids. They have done their own laundry from 7 or 8. They get themselves to their practices on public transport. They decide which course to do, which colleges to apply to, whether they needed tutors or not. They often made dinner from a young age. We have attended their games and would intervene if they were having trouble academically or socially. But they have their own lives and we have ours. Our job is to provide the support they need when they need it, not to micromanage. I think they have turned out pretty well.[/quote]
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