overparenting

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ parenting.

Noun

overparenting (uncountable)

1. Excessive parenting, as by being overprotective towards one's child.
   • 2009 May 10, Susan Dominus, “I Love You More”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     (You might think this was in an essay on the perils of overparenting; it’s actually one in which she realizes that she can’t foist her own childhood anxieties onto her own socially adroit children.)

Verb

overparenting

1. present participle and gerund of overparent