fact, the wrong kind of parental involvement can make our kids feel like they’re not in control of their own lives. If we take over tasks our children could be doing, even if they are kind of stressful or a challenge, when we are over-involved and do not allow a child his own autonomy, we can make a child anxious by giving him the message that he isn’t capable of doing things himself. We orient our children to ourselves, instead of to their own growth and accomplishments. Our over-involvement can also make it harder5 for our kids to cope with stress, or lead them to resist trying new things.
