For anyone curious in an in-depth look at how we got here and the unintended consequences, check out Jonathan Haidt's book "The Coddling of the American Mind: H

For anyone curious in an in-depth look at how we got here and the unintended consequences, check out Jonathan Haidt's book "The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure". This gets into what happens when these kids leave home and no longer have parents bulldozing their path. Here's a short talk from the same author about how overparenting backfired: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMAJYtRPPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMAJYtRPPM "In the mid-'90s there was a sharp shift to overprotective parenting. In previous generations, kids were allowed to out of the house unsupervised from age 5-8, which has now become age 12-16. As a result, their independence, resilience, and problem-solving skills suffer."