Foreign studies of overparenting style of parenthood

Abstract

The article provides analysis of foreign studies on the problem of «overparenting» (a separate parenting style), which has become popular lately and is thoroughly studied nowadays. The article describes the main variants of this type of parenthood; parental beliefs, as well as the impact of this type of upbringing on both the psychological and social indicators of child development and his/her academic performance.

Keywords

• overparenting
• type of parenthood
• intense motherhood
• academic performance
• parenting style
• perfectionism
• motivation
• development
• social intelligence
• emotional intelligence