A Change in my Thoughts on Hyper Parenting

After thinking more about the concept of hyper parenting I have some different thoughts. The video we watched discussed that hyper parenting has increased in the last number of years, which I agree with. Technology has lead to a much closer relationship between parents and adolescents. However, after our discussion in class about our notions of childhood, I discovered a contradiction in the concept of the increase of hyper parenting. In my last post I discussed how, even since my childhood, I have noticed a drastic change in the things children are exposed to. They see violence, sex, and other adult concepts everywhere. They can easily turn on the television and see all of these concepts. I think that it is ironic that we are living in a world where parents have become much more protective and involved with their children, but in this same world I have noticed an increase in the amount of violence and adult concepts that young children are exposed to. The video also discussed how parents don’t let children experience the world for themselves, but at the same time children are allowed to play violent video games and watch inappropriate movies. To me it is interesting that some parents don’t want to let their kids experience their surrounding on their own, but they allow them to be exposed to content that is full of adult concepts. After today’s class I had this insight and am unsure about the increase in hyper parenting that is supposedly occurring. Hyper parenting seems to be moving in both directions. I have noticed an increase in parents being more protective and coddling their kids more, but at the same time I have noticed and increase in the violence and inappropriate things kids are exposed to.