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Meaning of overparent | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To provide an excessive amount of parental attention and protection to one's children.

Examples

“I think we have a tendency today to overparent, micromanage, and underappreciate our adolescents.”
“When you overparent, you weaken your child's self-image, suffocating her so that your child comes to believe, I guess I don't have what it takes to get by without Dad's and Mom's help.”
“Both restrictive and indulgent parents can either underparent or overparent.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

overparented overparenthesize overparenthesized overparenthesizes overparenthesizing overparenting

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