Parents Overprotective Quotes & Sayings

When her mother combed Harriet's hair, she said that the woods were disgustingly muddy and mosquito-ridden. During her history unit on pioneers, her father bashfully admitted that he couldn't pitch a tent, barbeque, or fight off bears in a forest. They both agreed that such a place was unsafe. Hotels were better. — Kimberly Karalius

My parents were overprotective because you could get kidnapped and bombs were exploding in the streets. — Mia Maestro

I think parents generally know what's best for their children. But I suppose it's possible to be overprotective. — Chris Van Allsburg

This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

It's funny how there's a word like overprotective to describe some parents, but no word that means the opposite. what word do you use to describe parents who don't protect enough? underprotective? neglectful? self-involved? lame? all of the above. olivia's family — R.J. Palacio

As parents we have a tendency to overprotect; it's okay to try and show them all positives but we cannot forget that the real world has teeth — Johnnie Dent Jr.

There's a word like overprotective to describe some parents, but no word that means the opposite. What word do you use to describe parents who don't protect enough? Underprotective? Neglectful? Self-involved? Lame? All of the above. — R.J. Palacio

Life is unfair and there are winners and losers, regardless of how much overprotective parents attempt to shield their offspring from reality. — Jen Lancaster