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Parentsoften say that everything they do is for the well-being of their children.
However, sometimes they might not realize theyre going overboard with the everything bit.
In fact, 62% of parents in the U.S.admitthey can be too overprotective sometimes.
And that goes for parents whose children are already adults.
One woman shared her story of an overprotective dad.
When shefound a trackerin her car, sheaskedothers whether confronting him about it was inappropriate.
People validated her feelings, and many pointed out that such behavior was more alarming than just regular overprotectiveness.
Experts also refer to overprotective parenting as controlling parenting orauthoritarian parenting.
Its disapproving of friendships with other kids the parents deem to be bad influences.
Yet the reality is the opposite.
Experts claim that overly protective parents focus more on their needs than on the needs of the child.
So when the child grows up, theparents might control themin other ways.
Other times, they guilt-trip their children for not appreciating everything theyve done for them.
And in cases like this one, they overstep privacy boundaries by tracking them without their knowledge.
One studyfoundthat the majority of co-dependent mothers also suffer from depression, anxiety, and even personality disorders.
So, experts link overprotective behaviors fromparentsto them having co-dependent personalities.
It illustrates how hard it can be for people to break the cycles of unhealthy behaviors.
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