overprotect

Example Sentences

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Caregivers "overdirecting, overprotecting, or over-involving" themselves for the first 18 years of these students' lives, she theorized, led to a lack of agency and resilience in college.

From Salon

Watching people overprotect a child, which it sounds as if they’re doing, brings out a visceral response for some reason.

From Washington Post

In higher education today we argue whether safe-enough spaces provide the security to allow students to explore new ways of thinking or if these environments just spoil already overprotected children.

From Washington Post

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan accused the Republican National Committee of overprotecting President Trump from a fair primary challenge, but left the door open for a 2020 bid of his own.

From Washington Times

If we overprotect kids and keep them “safe” from unpleasant social situations and negative emotions, we deprive them of the challenges and opportunities for skill-building they need to grow strong.

From The Guardian