Word: parented
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This is an all-too-familiar scenario for many Harvard students whose parents, for one reason or another, have remained...attached. The majority of students are finished with curfews and other embarrassing tokens of parental supervision after high school. Some are not so lucky. Some continue to live their college lives under the watchful eye of their parents. All such parents are not the same, but they can be roughly classified into four types: the Overprotective Parent, the Control Freak, the Parent Who's Living Vicariously, and the Nosey Parent. Admittedly, the above parenting disorders are closely related and often...
...Overprotective Parent...
...parents in this category believes that his or her college-age child still needs to be guarded and cared for. He or she will issue warnings about walking places alone, will constantly inquire about "safety," and may seem obsessed with health as well. "Have you been taking your medicine? Have you been eating enough fruits and vegetables? Have your allergies been bothering you?" they prod. Before a child leaves for the weekend, the Overprotective Parent must personally confirm all travel plans and require the student in question to call when he or she arrives at the pre-determined destination...
...Control Freak complex is nearly as common as that of the Overprotective Parent. Eliminating free will on the part of the child, dictatorial Control Freaks decide which classes their children enroll in, which activities they are to be involved in, and who they can socialize with. Sometimes these so-called adults are controlling their children's lives to make up for a lack of control in their own, while in other cases, they don't trust students' judgements enough to allow them to handle their own decisions...
...Parent Who's Living Vicariously...