Can a parent do too much for their child? An examination by parenting professionals of the concept of overparenting

Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-265

  Locke, Judith Y ^a   Campbell, Marilyn A ^a   Kavanagh, David ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; helicopter parenting; overparenting; parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879285745     PISSN: 10372911     EISSN: 18392520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jgc.2012.29     Document Type: Article

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