I have two of my own, now 12 and 14. My wife was very paranoid, very overprotective, very helicopter parent. We continue to fight about this, because I grew up roaming outside in the 80's whereas she insists that "the world is different than it was back then". More than anything else, I worry about the potential health problems my kids might develop from having spent 90% of their lives indoors, sitting in front of a TV or a computer (and the people who say, "well you should just restrict your kids screen time" are the ones who don't have kids of their own).
I have two of my own, now 12 and 14. My wife was very paranoid, very overprotective, very helicopter parent. We continue to fight about this, because I grew up roaming outside in the 80's whereas she insists that "the world is different than it was back then". More than anything else, I worry about the potential health problems my kids might develop from having spent 90% of their lives indoors, sitting in front of a TV or a computer (and the people who say, "well you should just restrict your kids screen time" are the ones who don't have kids of their own).