Teenage depression linked to Over Protective parents

[donnashuggy]

Do you encourage your kids to take risks? I know I do.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/overprotective-parents-are-linked-to-teenage-depression-201305...

[cherry*135]

I think it is mostly economic also bella (judging by the young adults my daughters know). All though there would be exceptions to that.. young or older adult children, who pay little or no board, have their food cooked, washing done by Mum etc, don't help out at all around the house/yard.. those ones need a shove out the door:-D.

A young friend of my daughter has just finished his apprenticeship, has a very well paid job now, lives at home, saves heaps of money, and will buy a unit to rent out soon.. I see that as parents helping him to get ahead in the world.

[2106greencat]

It is cost effective for the kid's to stay home longer  - not so much for mum :_|:^O

[the_hawk*]

I think it is mostly economic also bella (judging by the young adults my daughters know). All though there would be exceptions to that.. young or older adult children, who pay little or no board, have their food cooked, washing done by Mum etc, don't help out at all around the house/yard.. those ones need a shove out the door:-D.

A young friend of my daughter has just finished his apprenticeship, has a very well paid job now, lives at home, saves heaps of money, and will buy a unit to rent out soon.. I see that as parents helping him to get ahead in the world.

It may be economic, but only because the kids want the good life and not have to pay, thats what makes staying at home so attractive, then add the parents saying they are adults so I let them do as they please.

A child would have to crazy to leave a free hotel

[2106greencat]

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Do you encourage your kids to take risks? I know I do.

My kid's take a risk every time they eat what I have cooked 😞

[dskracing]

It is cost effective for the kid's to stay home longer  - not so much for mum :_|:^O

So true...my DD has informed us she is not moving out until after Uni and until I buy her a car...apparently having mine when I upgrade next year is not good enough:O

Whilst she is studying we pay for everything and a teenage girl always wants everything.

We are counting down the years:^O

[**meep**]

I don't think this is anything new??  Depression and anxiety has always been linked to childhood experiences.  Parents of extremely shy children should encourage them to overcome it.  Not a new revelation.  If parents teach their children how to be confident from an early age, allowing them to live at home while they study/work/invest in their own future, should not adversely affect their mental health.  It is very common in European countries for children to stay at home until they get married and build their own homes. Not unusual at all for the  whole family to contribute financially.  I was very surprised when I arrived here to learn that at 18 young people were leaving home.

[freddie*rooster]

In our parents time, they were married and had children at 18.

[katydidthat]

I am looking forward to my nearly 16 year old son being at home with me for many years 🙂

I just cooked him bubble and squeak for "breakfast" and he is such a good eater.  He appreciates my cooking.  I gave him his list of jobs for the day and he will do them later.  He's generally a cheerful chappie and we have a good laugh together ... and even have DISCUSSIONS about politics and world events.  

[the_hawk*]

In our parents time, they were married and had children at 18.

I must have been a throw back because I was married at 18

[**meep**]

The study is about teenage depression and over protective parents (is that right?)

Wouldn't there need to be another study about adult depression and correlation between living at home vs not living at home?