Hyper-parents can make college aged children depressed-study

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Students take their seats for the diploma ceremony at Harvard University in CambridgeLONDON (Reuters) – Turbo-charged parents still running their university-aged children's schedules, laundry and vacations could be doing more harm than good with a study on Wednesday showing these students were more likely to be depressed and dissatisfied with life. Researcher Holly Schiffrin from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia found so-called helicopter parenting negatively affected college students by undermining their need to feel autonomous and competent. …

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