Parenting isn’t easy, and it’s okay to make mistakes. Only “submarine parents” should definitely change. We explain why they are dangerous for their children.
To divide parents into different groups, educators like to use the definition using vehicles. The most well-known example is probably the helicopter, which “flies over the children” from above and monitors them and showers them with care. Educators agree that too much attention isn’t exactly helpful. Too little is even worse, explains a school lawyer. So-called “submarine parents” in particular are a problem here.
BuzzFeed.de explains what is behind the term “submarine parents” and why the parenting method can be so dangerous.
