alfiekohn, 1/2 An impressive long-term study shows the harms of overly controlling parenting, connecting the perception of such control by one's parents at age 13 with relationship difficulties & lower educational attainment nearly 2o decades later: https://is.gd/spjQi0
"Adolescents who perceive their parents to be psychologically controlling are likely to...steer away from close relationships [as adults, having learned that such relationships] are sources of stress and that closeness comes at a cost"
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