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snowplow parenting

snowplow parenting noun: a parenting style in which the parent attempts to shield their child from all obstacles and adversity.

Noun

snowplow parenting (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) A parenting style in which the parent attempts to shield their child from all obstacles and adversity.
    • There appears to be no empirical research on snowplow parenting yet, but both parenting styles could be defined as versions of over-protective parenting, about which there is some evidence.2013 July 16, “Helicopter, snowplow or free range – what's your parenting style?”, in The Conversation-
    • Texting and social media have allowed parents to keep ever closer track of their progeny. Snowplow parenting is an even more obsessive form.2019 March 16, Claire Cain Miller, Jonah Engel Bromwich, “How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood”, in New York Times

Questions about snowplow parenting

What does snowplow parenting mean?
Snowplow parenting means a parenting style in which the parent attempts to shield their child from all obstacles and adversity.
What part of speech is snowplow parenting?
Snowplow parenting is a noun.

Words near snowplow parenting in the dictionary

  1. snowploughed
  2. snowploughing
  3. snowploughs
  4. snowplow
  5. snowplow parent
  6. snowplow parenting
  7. snowplow parents
  8. snowplowed
  9. snowplowing
  10. snowplows
  11. snowpocalypse

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