As parents, we are instinctively protective however we have to be careful not to send a message that the world is an unsafe place for them to branch out into. The bottom line is over protection is a form of rejection as we are essentially saying you can’t do it yourself you need me. Each time we take the responsibility for our children we actually take it away from them. The reason is they have to make mistakes in order to grow. We need to nurture children to grow into healthy independent teenagers and adults. This episode challenges us to take a closer look to see if we are being too overbearing and if so to make adjustments that assure they will be on the right track.

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